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 ...

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.

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.

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] It ...

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 ...

West Bengal seems to have undertaken such a monumental interdisciplinary exercise in establishing the antiquity of the Bengali ‘people’ and the Bengali language and literature — deploying the methods ...