Pahela Baishakh

Star-studded Baishakhi celebration

It was a star-studded scenario at the Trust Auditorium in the capital on Pahela Baishakh as hundreds of celebrities gathered at the venue
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Carrying the burden of un-redressed wrongs

ONCE again we are confronted with the news of yet another incident of mob violence. CCTV images showing a young girl being tugged and pulled
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Sexual assault on women and minor on Pahela Baishakh

THERE are no words to express the shock and disgust at the sexual assault of young women and a minor at the Suhrawardy Udyan gate
16 April 2015, 18:00 PM

BCL suspends 5 activists over assault at JU

Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, suspended five of its leaders and activists of Jahangirnagar University unit on charge of physically assaulting an indigenous student.
16 April 2015, 11:54 AM

Women assault at DU: Cops ask for CCTV footage

Shahbagh police seeks CCTV footage from police headquarters to identify the youths who assaulted 20 women at Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebration yesterday.
15 April 2015, 06:42 AM

PM wishes peaceful life for people in New Year

Greeting all on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes that there will be no reoccurrence of burning people to death in the future in the name of movement and people will live a peaceful life.
14 April 2015, 09:20 AM

Nation welcomes Bangla New Year

Nation welcomes the Bangla New Year 1422 today with its traditional fanfare and festivity.Shedding preceding year’s glooms to oblivion, people from all walks of life celebrates the Pahela Baishakh.
14 April 2015, 04:12 AM

A festival for all Bangladeshis

PAHELA Baishakh provides us with a reason to start afresh on a clean slate, to do away with all that is toxic and renew ourselves with
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

“No Pahela Baishakh without panta-ilish”… Kona

Popular singer Kona will celebrate Pahela Baishakh in Dhaka this time.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Shimu's Baishakh plans

In her short career, Sumaiya Shimu has appeared in many hit TV plays, and continues to act with great enthusiasm.
13 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt allows leave for ethnic new year celebration

The government has decided to allow the public servants, who belong to ethnic minority groups, to take optional leave for two days to celebrate traditional festivals before and after the Pahela Baishakh.
13 April 2015, 13:34 PM

Khaleda may attend Baishakh programme at Nayapaltan office

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia may go to her party’s headquarters at Nayapaltan in Dhaka tomorrow to attend a function on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh.
13 April 2015, 11:05 AM

Dhaka ready to celebrate Chaitra Sankranti

Chaitra Sankranti is an age-old festival of rural Bangla which marks the last day of a Bangla year. The Bangla calendar is solar, with the year beginning on Pahela Baishakh.
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM

I enjoy Pahela Baishakh more than other festivities… Shakila Zafar

I love Pahela Baishakh, because I feel we do not get enough oppurtunity to celebrate our culture and in my view even if I don't
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM

My advice would be to keep it simple on Pahela Baishakh… Emdad Hoque

Founder of Studio Emdad, director of Banglar Mela and a board member of the Fashion Designer Council of Bangladesh (FDCB)
12 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Couldn't we expect a new beginning?

Pahela Baishakh is here but it is a matter of great regret that I am not feeling enthusiastic to say Shubho Naboborsho to anyone.
10 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Bipasha's Katush Kutush Ready To Go

Model-turned actress Peya Bipasha's first short film “Katush Kutush” is ready to hit the screen on Pahela Baishakh.
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM