The first day of Bangla year is called Bengali New Year. Pohela Boishakh is the first day of Bangla New Year. It is a part and partce of Bangalee culture. This is a public holiday too. It bears a great significance for our national life. It is deeply related to our national identity and unity. People of Bangladesh celebrate it by various traditional activities and Festivities. On this day trader and shop

keepers will open halkhata and offer sweets to their customers. The largest festival of Sangle Culture. "Baishakhi Mela", is held on this day. Almost all of the leading cultural organizations have drawn up elaborate programmes to celebrate the day. TV will telecast various programmes to observe the day, National dailies also bring out special supplements to observe the day. Students and teachers of the institute of Fine Arts (FA) of Dhaka University bring out a colourful procession carrying festoon placards posters, banners and wearing masks to welcome the Bangla New Year. Urban people try to keep a while away from their memory of western culture and try their best to be Bangalee by doing our traditional things on this day. But in the villages, people wake up early in the morning and wear traditional dresses. They also try to do good things on this day and then also meel one another and give and receive invitation Women wear red-bordered saris and adorn

themselves with colourful laces, bangles and Rowers Men wear pajama and punjabi on this day,

People of all walks of life, especially the young generation, are the more interested people to

celebrate the day