Subhashree Ganguly, Anirban Chakrabarti, Madhumita Sarcar, Angana Roy, Mosharraf Karim and Anirban Bhattacharya discuss their experiences of Pohela Baishakh on this program.

These books, among many others, can help readers feel the spirit of the Bangali new year in all its vibrant colours

An ideal panjabi needs to tick three boxes: it should fit well, the material should be comfortable enough, and it should come in colours and designs you like.

All things colourful make up the Bangla New Year—boisterous celebrations of nature, art work, music, food, the quintessential Bangali warmth, and the Mongol Shobhajatra as its crowning jewel

There is always a first time for everything and 2020 seems to hold plenty of it, the latest one being spending Pohela Boishakh in complete lockdown. That was the best possible move but nonetheless an unexpected blow to our Bengali pride. In these challenging times, how was Bengali New Year 1427 celebrated?

Two months earlier, workers on the third floor of New Market in Dhaka were busy dyeing/preparing sarees, mostly white and red, to be delivered to boutique shops ahead of the New Year.

This is great news if you are a fan of the song synonymous with Pohela Baisakh and festivity, Melay Jaire. Shwapno, one of the largest grocery chains in Bangladesh,