Bangla New Year 1418

All are visitor invite to "Shubo Nobo Borsho"

Bangladesh sets clock one hour forward from Today.

The Daylight Saving Time (DST), first ever in Bangladesh, would start at 2300 hrs tomorrow. It means offices and businesses would open and close an hour earlier than usual. 

People would shift clocks forward by an hour and leave them that way until October. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would release a first day cover tomorrow at 2245 hrs at her 'Jamuna' official residence to mark the occasion. 

The government estimates that 250 Mega Watts of power per day could be saved by having more daylight hours in the evening so that people avoid using electric lights.

POHELA BOISHAKH (First day of Bangla year-1416)

Ajj POHELA BOISHAKH -1416 Congatulation All of You.

Esho, he Boishakh, Esho Esho (Come, O Boishakh, Come, Come).Panta Ilish a tradtional platter of leftover rice soaked in water with fried Hilsa, supplemented with dried fish (Shutki), pickles (Achar), lentils (dal), green chillies and onion - a popular dish for the Pohela Boishakh festival.

POHELA BOISHAKH (First day of Bangla year): People celebrate this cultural festive starting their day having breakfast with PANTA BHAT (Watered Rice), Elish Bhaja (Hilsha Fish fry) and some sweet dishes also.

DC Hill Evening 13.04.2009(5 years baby Sumaya Member of Jol Chobbi Khalaghor)

History: Under the Mughals, agricultural taxes were collected according to the Hijri calendar. However, as the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, it does not coincide with the harvest. As a result, farmers were hard-pressed to pay taxes out of season. In order to streamline tax collection, the Mughal Emperor Akbar ordered a reform of the calendar. Accordingly, Fatehullah Shirazi, a renowned scholar and astronomer, formulated the Bangla year on the basis of the lunar Hijri and Bangla solar calendars. The new Fasli San (agricultural year) was introduced on 10/11 March 1584, but was dated from Akbar's ascension to the throne in 1556. The new year subsequently became known as Bangabdo or Bengali year. Celebrations of Pohela Boishakh started from Akbar's reign. It was customary to clear up all dues on the last day of Choitro. On the next day, or the first day of the new year, landlords would entertain their tenants with sweets. On this occasion there used to be fairs and other festivities. In due course the occasion became part of domestic and social life, and turned into a day of merriment.Boishakhi fairs are arranged in many parts of the country. Various agricultural products, traditional handicrafts, toys, cosmetics, as well as various kinds of food and sweets are sold at these fairs. The fairs also provide entertainment, with singers and dancers staging jatra (traditional plays), pala gan, kobigan, jarigan, gambhira gan, gazir gan and alkap gan. They present folk songs as well as baul, marfati, murshidi and bhatiali songs. Narrative plays like Laily-Majnu, Yusuf-Zulekha and Radha-Krishna are staged. Among other attractions of these fairs are puppet shows and merry-go-rounds.Many old festivals connected with New Year's Day have disappeared, while new festivals have been added. With the abolition of the zamindari system, the punya connected with the closing of land revenue accounts has disappeared. Kite flying in Dhaka and bull racing in Munshiganj used to be very colourful events. Other popular village games and sports were horseraces, bullfights, cockfights, flying pigeons, boat racing. Some festivals, however, continue to be observed; for example, bali (wrestling) in Chittagong and gambhira in Rajshahi are still popular events.

This Year(2009) Chittagong People Celebrate POHELA BOISHAKH in Two Place CRB and DC Hill

DC Hill Evening 13.04.2009(5 years baby Sumaya Member of Jol Chobbi Khalaghor)
Bengali New Year (Naba Barsha) handle the residents of Indian state of West Bengal, which is located in the east and borders with Bangladesh. Now Nabala Barsha on the night of 13 to 14 April Gregorian style, and the Bengali calendar, accounting for 1 of the first month of Baisakh. This holiday is to celebrate the whole of Bengal, in the mountain tribes, and in Bangladesh, where he was declared the official celebrations, and is known as Poila Baisakh.
The day before Nabala Barsha people celebrate Chaitra-Sankranti, which means farewell to the outgoing year.

DC Hill Evening 13.04.2009(5 years baby Sumaya Member of Jol Chobbi Khalaghor)

Nabala Barsha symbolizes the beginning of a new phase in life and reflect hope for the welfare and prosperity.On the eve of the festival Bengal girls, girls and women decorate the house ritual painting. Alpha - is the patterns on the walls, ceiling and floor dwelling. One alpanu necessarily draw front of the house, as Obereg. The paint made from rice flour, sometimes with the addition of natural dyes. In the center of the ornament is placed a ceramic pot, a red-white razrisovanny Hindu swastika. The vessel is filled with holy water and clean the leaves of mango. The composition is designed to bring into the house of luck, wealth and happiness in the coming year. Preparations for the festival is not only the creative work on the creation of «Alpha», but in general cleaning. Clothing is also given in order, and cooking utensils to rub the shine. Final touches to the design of a festive bouquets and garlands of flowers, which fills the whole house.

Early in the morning of New Year, people hold ceremonies prabhat pheries. Women in red and white saris and flowers in their hair and men in dhoti-trousers are sent to the river, to perform ritual ablutions. It is believed that on this day the water is able to wash away all sin and give man Updated and health. Bengalis have to water flowers of different kinds of flowers: romashek, red oleander, roses, hibiscus, marigoldov. These gifts are intended for the goddess of wealth Lakshmi and the god Ganesh.
After the ceremony,

CRB Morning 14.04.2009(5 years baby Sumaya Member of Jol Chobbi Khalaghor)

people wished each other luck and congratulate the words Shubho Nabo Barsho! Houses Bengalis like grand feast, which are mainly treat sweets, for example, sandesh (cheese dessert), as well as certain zakvashennoe milk. On the streets the people dance, sing songs, read poems, watch the fighting bulls, and launch into the sky kites.
Before the New Year Bengalis seek to pay the debts and settle disputes. Businessmen and business people acquire new books, as well as begin to accounts, known as
Haalkhata. Believers visit the shrine, where the worship of the god Ganesh.
The most colorful Naba Barsha cope in Calcutta - the capital of West Bengal. Streets and markets in honor of the holiday decorated with garlands of mango leaves, everywhere are the submission and folkloric performances.