What was once a celebration of unity, peace, and secular heritage now seems to have been shadowed by political appeasement ...

The announcement came during a press conference held at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka today (11 April) ...

The name of Mongol Shobhajatra arranged by Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts for the Bangla New Year has been changed to Borshoboron Anondo Shobhajatra. From now on, the procession will be ...

Kolkata: Bangladesh's eminent musicologist, Sanjida Khatun, who was conferred the Ekushey Padak in 1991 and the Padma Shri in ...

UNESCO has said it has not received any formal proposal regarding the decision to rename the “Mongol Shobhajatra”, the iconic Pohela Boishakh procession, now being referred to as the ...

Amid controversy and heated discussion, the Dhaka University organised Bengali New Year procession has been renamed from “Mongol Shobhajatra” to “Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra”.