The arrival of the Bangla New Year is a joyous opportunity for the entire nation to share in festivities.
Pohela Boishakh’s wide appeal is a testament to the great care and spirit of inclusiveness used in designing the Bangla calendar to make it acceptable to all communities in multi-religious Bengal.
It is an invaluable opportunity to celebrate our roots and look to the future. Even as more of us move to cities and towns, the majority of Bangladeshis live their lives on the land and most city-dwellers still have ties to ancestral villages.
By providing a link to the past, Pohela Boishakh offers an occasion to take stock and look to the future as the nation comes together to celebrate its rich and diverse cultural heritage.
In its message of unity and inclusion, it stands for the best traditions of solidarity and tolerance in our nation’s history and people.
This inclusiveness is reflected also in popular support for the celebration of Boisabi Utsab, the largest traditional festival to mark the New Year among indigenous communities in CHT.
From the centre of Dhaka to homes across the nation and diaspora communities across the world, Pohela Boishakh’s message of celebration and unity brings with it new optimism for a better year ahead.
We wish all our readers a pleasant and enjoyable day. Shubho Noboborsho.
Source: Dhaka Tribune
