Festival

A welcome for the king of seasons at Bakultala
Wednesday, Feb 14, 2024 ushered in the spring, according the Bangla Calendar. A festival was held at Bakultala on the Dhaka University Faculty of Fine Arts premises to herald in the ‘king of all seaso ...
Lighting lamps on Rakher Upobash
The disciples of Baba Lokenath Brahmachari observed Rakher Upobash or Kartik Broto by fasting until lighting lamps in the evening at Barodi Lokenath Ashram in Narayanganj on Saturday, Nov 11, 2023. Th ...
Autumn Festival in Dhaka
The Satyen Sen Artist Gosthi welcomes the arrival of autumn with recitations, songs and dance performances as they host an Autumn Festival on Oct 13, 2023, at Bokul Tola at Dhaka University's Faculty ...
Vaisu festival begins
Vaisu, the biggest social event of the Tripura community, begins in Khagrachhari with the worshipping of Goddess Ganga. During this new year festival, the ethnic group observes three days known as Har ...
Wangala festival in Dhaka
Wangala, a harvest festival of the Garo tribe, is held at Banani Bidyaniketan in Dhaka on Friday, Nov 18, 2022.
Hindus in Bangladesh mark Lakshmi Puja
After drawing the curtain down on the Durga Puja festivities last week, Hindus in Bangladesh are celebrating another religious festival, this time in tribute to Laxmi, the goddess of wealth, with the ...
Durga Puja starts with Bodhan rituals
The main chapter of Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival of Hindus in Bangladesh, kicks off with the Bodhan, Amontron and Adhibas rituals on Maha Shashthi, the sixth day of Navaratri, on Saturday, ...
Shankhari Bazar comes alive ahead of Durga Puja
With Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindu devotees, on the horizon, Old Dhaka's Shankhari Bazar is bustling with the hubbub of shoppers.