Today is Pahela Baishakh, Bengali New Year. The new year 1431 Bangalad was added to the Bengali calendar. Let the worn-out old things float away, ‘Muche jaak glani’, the Bengali will appeal to the departing sun like this.

US President Joe Biden has already wished them a happy New Year. He expressed this greeting in a post on social media X (formerly Twitter) on this day.

Jill and I wish everyone gathered around the world celebrating Baisakhi, Navratri, Sangkran and the coming New Year this week,” Biden wrote in a tweet. We wish you happiness. Finally he writes, Happy Bengali, Khmer, Lao, Myanmarese, Nepali, Sinhalese, Tamil, Thai and Vishu New Year.

Various cultural organizations are celebrating Bengali New Year with due dignity. The Bengali New Year ceremony begins with the obligatory performance of the national anthem and the song Eso Hey Boishakh.

Various programs will be organized by the Ministry of Culture and Bangla Academy to highlight the significance of Bengali New Year, the history of the Mars procession and its inclusion as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.

Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will organize day-long program. Traditional Bengali food of high quality will be organized in all prisons, hospitals and children’s homes (orphanages) on Bengali New Year.