Cultural Affairs Advisor Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has declared that Pohela Boishakh is a celebration of the “lives of Bangladesh” from now on. Speaking after the Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra on Monday, he said the Bengali New Year festivities had long been observed as a Bengali celebration but would “no longer” continue to be so. The Pohela Boishakh parade to welcome the new year began with the title “Ananda Shobhajatra” at Charukola, also known as the Faculty of Fine Arts, in 1989. It was later renamed to “Mongol Shobhajatra” in 1996.This year, The Dhaka University administration has renamed it to “Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra”, reverting it to its roots. When it was brought to Dhaka, it was named Ananda Shobhajatra,” Farooki said.

Source: bd News24 April 14, 2025 16:46 UTC