I’m in New York City’s Little Bangladesh neighborhood of Jackson Heights, Queens speaking Bengali, or Bangla, the second most ...

On the holiday, also known as Pohela Boishakh, Bengali people from Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, and Assam and around the world, pray, cook traditional ...

They say it risks erasing a symbol of Bangladesh’s pluralistic tradition. People march down a street during celebrations marking the Bengali New Year in Dhaka on April 14, 2025, with a bust apparently ...

Pohela Boishakh, also known as Poila Baisakh or Noboborsho is the traditional new year day of the Bengali people. The day is celebrated with joy, cultural pride and enthusiasm by Bengalis worldwide.

We try to speak Bengali, some of the food names like "muri", which is puffed rice. People from Bangladesh love food, especially fish. I believe his brain is taking in those words in Bengali.

In the capital, Dhaka, people clad in the traditional red attire ushered in the Bengali new year 1432, joining a procession organized by a prominent art college on the Dhaka University campus.

The day marks the start of the Bengali calendar. Festivities include dance, music, and food. Haal Khata is observed. People wear new clothes. UNESCO recognizes Shubhojatra. The Bengali New Year ...

The inaugural ceremony of the Waves Summit 2025 on May 1 began on a high note—both literally and culturally—as Shreya Ghoshal ...

People march down a street during celebrations marking the Bengali New Year in Dhaka on April 14, 2025, with a bust apparently depicting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [Munir Uz Zaman/AFP ...