What does Pahela Boishakh refer to?

Radio, television present special programmes and newspapers bring out exclusive supplements on this day.

The biggest carnival of the country is the colourful processions arranged by the Fine Arts students of Dhaka University. Their parade usually exhibits the conventional practices of our Bangalee culture. They wear masks and wreaths which depict the current happiness or tensions of our national life.

The people of Bangladesh, irrespective of caste or creed, celebrate the day with traditional festivities.

The masks and wreaths symbolize contemporary worries or happiness in our national life.