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 ...

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 ...

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.

Sajjat said, “Pohela Boishakh is a festival of Bengali people’s lives. Like every year, different organisations will hold various programmes to celebrate Pohela Boishakh. “DMP has planned to ...

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

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 ...