The word Pohela Boishakh literally translates to the first day of the first month of Bengali calendar - Baisakh. Coinciding with Puthandu, Bohag Bihu, Pana Sankranti, Vishu and other regional new ...

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 ...

There will be no change in the name of the Mongol Shobhajatra, and this year’s Pohela Boishakh will be celebrated over two days. The announcement was made by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, the state adviser ...

General students of the 70th batch of Dhaka University's Fine Arts Faculty have announced their rejection of this year's Pohela Boishakh celebrations, alleging that the event is politically motivated ...