The nation is celebrating Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla year 1432, across Bangladesh with festivity, upholding the rich cultural values and rituals.
Different cultural organisations and educational institutions in the capital has organised various programmes, including traditional music performances, recitations, colourful procession, dance recitals to mark the Bengali new year.
In Dhaka, leading cultural organisation Chhayanaut organised a traditional cultural event at the Ramna Park on Monday morning.
The event started with raga Bahirabi rendered by vocal Supriya Das.
The programme featured nine chorus songs and 12 solo musical performances along with recitations by renowned singers and students of Chhayanaut.
The event ended with a special speech delivered by Chhayanaut executive president Sarwar Ali.
It was followed by observance of one-minute silence in the memory of the martyred Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza.
The Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra, the traditional procession organised by Dhaka University began from the Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University at around 9:00am.
Dhaka University has brought out Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra, from the Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University at around 9:00am celebrating Pahela Baishakh.
This year鈥檚 procession contains different motifs, including one resembling the face of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina symbolising the face of fascism and another motif of a dove.
An unidentified youth set fire to the two motifs crafted for Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University early Saturday.
Dhaka University authorities have renamed the traditional Mangal Shobhajatra as Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra for the Bengali New Year 1432. The incident of renaming the Shobhajatra has set off controversies.
The Institute of Fine Art of DU first organised the Bengali New Year procession in 1989 as 鈥楢nanda Shobhajatra鈥�.
The next year, the name of the Bengali New Year procession was changed to 鈥楳angal Shobhajatra鈥� and the institute, which became a faculty of the university in 2008, has been organising the procession as Mangal Shobhajatra since 1990.
This year鈥檚 procession is being led by cultural adviser Mostofa Sarower Farooki, DU vice-chancellor and dean of the FFA.
The procession will parade different streets on the campus.
