bdnews24.com rings in Bengali New Year with lively get-together

Like people across the country, bdnews24.com has welcomed the Bengali New Year in a modest function attended by politicians, business leaders, diplomats, and noted personalities from various fields.

From afternoon until evening on Pahela Baisakh, the gathering was engrossed in an animated ‘adda’, a Bangla term for lively and cerebral conversation, followed by a luncheon mostly comprising famous traditional Bengali foods.

Bangladeshis along with Bengalis across the world on Tuesday celebrated the first day of Bengali month Baishakh.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, BNP’s Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan, former foreign minister Dipu Moni and Prime Minister’s Media Affairs Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury joined bdnews24.com’s New Year celebrations.

BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan speaks with other guests at bdnews24.com’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed and former FBCCI president AK Azad at bdnews24.com’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations.

Former chief justice and current Law Commission Chairman ABM Khairul Haque and Attorney General Mahbubey Alam attended the homely event along with some top members of the judiciary.

RAB Director General Benazir Ahmed with former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque at bdnews24.com’s get-together to welcome the Bengali New Year.

Dhaka University teacher Prof Anwar Hossain at bdnews24.com’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations.

Columnists Khaliquzzaman Elias and Afsan Chowdhury were also present along with Dhaka University Professors Anwar Hossain and Sadeka Halim.

Among the business leaders were former FBCCI presidents Mir Nasir Hossain and AK Azad.

Former MP Sarah Bagum Kabari and Ekattor TV Managing Director Mozammel Babu at bdnews24.com’s event to celebrate the Bengali New Year.

Actor Pijush Bandyopadhaya and his actress wife Jayosree Kar Jaya join bdnews24.com’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations.

Former MP and actress Sarah Begum Kabori, former managing director of BFDC actor Pijush Bandyopadhyay and his actress wife Jayasree Kar Jaya also joined in the festivity.

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran joins bdnews24.com’s Bengali New Year celebrations.

Former foreign minister Dipu Moni at the Pahela Baishakh celebrations of bdnews24.com.

Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran and diplomats from several other countries were also among the guests.

Ekattor TV Managing Director Mozammel Babu, the station's CEO Samia Zaman attended the get-together arranged by Bangladesh’s first Internet newspaper.

Freedom-fighter Masud Sadik Chullu and Bangladesh’s Foreign Friend Julian Francis, who has been honoured by the state for his contributions during the 1971 Liberation War, were present, too.

Prime Minister’s former secretary and former World Bank alternate executive director Kazi Aminul Islam together with several current and former public administration officials also took part.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam joins bdnews24.com’s Pahela Baishakh celebrations.

Guests at the bdnews24.com get-together to welcome the Bengali New Year.

Bangladesh Navy’s Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operation) Rear Admiral AMMM Aurangzeb Chowdhury and RAB Director General Benazir Ahmed were also among the other dignitaries.

bdnews24.com Editor-in-Chief Toufique Imrose Khalidi received the guests. Senior Editor Amanullah Kabir and Arts Editor poet Mohammad Nurul Huda were with him.

Guests at the bdnews24.com get-together to welcome the Bengali New Year.

The traditional ‘panta-Ilish’ along with home-made delicacies were served for lunch.

The long and delectable list included: ‘Bean Bhorta’, ‘Shrimp Bhorta’, ‘Tomato Bhorta’, ‘Red Potato Bhorta’, ‘Lentil Bhorta’, ‘Curried Dried Loitta Fish’, ‘Curi Dried Fish’ and Aubergine, ‘Hilsa Head with Celeriac Shoots’, ‘Chicken in Pickles’, ‘Mutton Rezala’, ‘Spicy Beef Curry’, ‘Red Rice’, ‘Bhuna Khechuri’, ‘White Rice’, ‘Panta Bhaat’, ‘Shrimp and Bitter Gourd’, ‘Mustard Hilsa’, ’Sautéed Small Fry’, Sour Aubergine and ‘Fried Hilsa’.

The guests earlier were welcomed with refreshments and snacks that included ‘Chatpati’, ‘Singara’, ‘Puri’, coconut water, green mango, and tamarind juice.

The sweets included ‘Payes’, ‘Semai’, ‘Rasogolla’ from Savar, ‘Chomchom’ from Manikganj and pudding.