Google's new Doodle features a parade of banners in celebration of Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali Calendar Googles new Doodle Friday featured a parade of colorful banners in the shape ...

When the sun enters the constellation of Aries in the middle of April, many South and Southeast Asian communities usher in a new year. Last weekend, almost 150 Yale affiliates gathered in Sudler Hall ...

The Bengali community around the world eagerly awaits the arrival of Poila Baishakh, also known as Pohela Boishakh, to usher in a new year filled with hope, joy, and prosperity. This festival is not ...

A woman flies a kite during the Sakrain festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 14, 2026. People in Dhaka celebrated Sakrain ...

Bangladeshis of all hues took to the streets enthusiastically to celebrate the Bengali New Year after being confined indoors for the event in the previous two years by the Covid-19 pandemic. Pohela ...

The word Pohela Boishakh literally translates to the first day of the first month of Bengali calendar - Baisakh. Coinciding with Puthandu, Bohag Bihu, Pana Sankranti, Vishu and other regional new ...

Poila Baisakh is likely to be a dampener for Bengali calendar manufacturers who mainly supply to small and medium neighbourhood jewellers. KOLKATA: Poila Baisakh is likely to be a dampener for Bengali ...