A preparation meeting of Pahela Baishakh celebration, the first day of Bangla year 1432 was held on Monday at Nabab Nawab Ali ...

Preparations for welcoming Bengali New Year 1432 began with an art workshop at the fine art faculty of Dhaka University on ...

Pohela Boishakh, otherwise popularly known as Pahela Baisakhi or Poila Baisakh, is the celebration of the Bengali New Year or Nabo Barsho in West Bengal as well as Bangladesh. It celebrates the advent ...

Bengali business owners mark this day as the start of a new accounts book called ‘Haal Khata.’ Special puja of lord ‘Ganesh’ and ‘Laxmi’ is performed for a prosperous business year.

marks the start of the Bengali Calendar and is hence celebrated as Bengali New Year. This event is not limited to West Bengal, but also includes Bengali populations in Assam, Tripura, and Bangladesh.