Bengali New Year 1418 celebrated by Bangladesh High Commission

Bangladesh High Commission in the Maldives celebrated the first day of Bengali New Year 1418 (Pohela Baishakh) on 14 April 2011.

Bengali New Year celebration function was hosted at Dharubaaruge by the Bangladesh Commissioner to the Maldives Rear Admiral A S M A Awal.

The function was well attended by the members of the diplomatic corpse and the UN System, high officials, local elites and a large number of Bangladeshi expatriates.

Speaking on the occasion, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh highlighted the historical context of introducing Bengali Year as agricultural year in agrarian society in the then Bengal and significance of celebrating Bengali New Year’s Day to rejoice the very soul of Bengali culture, music, poetry and dance.

He also focused on inclusive nature of the Bengali New Year celebration which is joyously shared by all communities in Bangladesh and all Bengali speaking people across the globe. New Year is also celebrated in Sri Lanka and some states of India coinciding with Bengali New Year, the High Commissioner added.

The New Year celebration programme included a Display of the Bangladeshi handicrafts, ceramic and garment products and miscellaneous items. Various types of indigenous cakes of Bangladesh were also put on display. A cultural function was staged by the artists from Bangladeshi expatriates. The guests were entertained with traditional Bangladeshi cuisine to their delight.

The invited guests highly appreciated projection of the Bangladeshi culture, tradition, products and cuisine through display, cultural function and sumptuous Dinner arranged by the Bangladesh High Commission, Male’.