The practise of Halkhata is gradually decreasing. Even then, the gold traders of Old Dhaka’s Tanti Bazar have retained the ...

In general, 'halkhata' is a ledger for writing new accounts in the New Year. The new ledger is usually wrapped in lalsalu (red cloth). Halkhata is a traditional custom practiced among businessmen on ...

'Halkhata', a 248-year-old Bengali tradition of opening new ledger books for account-keeping on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year, is being observed in business town Narayanganj.

After four days of closure owing to the waqf-related violence in the area that claimed three lives, he opened his wholesale ...

One of them was Amlan Baidya, who lives in Nagerbazar. “I try to come to Dakshineswar on every Poila Baisakh. I prayed for a ...

The baul songs in rural fairs, the musical gatherings of Chhayanaut in Ramna; dressed-up men and women, boys and girls in new ...

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Bengali ...

And even today, country's farmers sow seeds and harvest crops counting the Bangla calendar, he said. Mentioning that 'Halkhata' is an integral part of the Bangla New Year, the Chief Adviser said even ...

The lives of Bangladeshis are enriched with various festivals, the most prominent of which is Noboborsho (Bangla New Year).

Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, will be observed on April 15, 2025. Most businesses and government offices in West ...