Nation Celebrates Pahela Baishakh today

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Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh today

Tight security measures takenPahela Baishakh, marking the advent of Bengali New Year, will be celebrated today (Tuesday) amid gaiety across the country under tight security cover, reports UNB.True to their centuries old tradition, people of all walks of life will gather in funfairs to hail the New Year 1416 with new hopes and aspirations. Mogul Emperor Akbar introduced the Bangla calendar year and the celebration of Pahela Baishakh began during his rule. Now it has become integral part of the Bengali''s cultural heritage and tradition and turned into a day of merriment. The day is a public holiday. President Zillur Rahman, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader and BNP chairperson Nation celebrates Pahela Baishakh today amid gaiety Begum Khaleda Zia gave separate messages on the occasion conveying New Year''s greetings to the countrymen and all Bengali-speaking people across the globe. In his message, President Zillur Rahman said Pahela Baishakh is a "unique day of nurturing as well as self-realization of our eternal rich tradition".He expected that the New Year spirit would "unite all in all aspects of national life by forgetting all past conflicts". The President hoped that the New Year would bring welfare and happy news for all. In another message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the influence of Bangla New Year in the life of the Bangali is diverse. "The way Bengali New Year has brought change in the psychology of the Bengali it also has cast impacts on their attitude, behavior, dress and food habit," she said. Recalling the memories of the persons killed in the bomb attack at Ramna Batamul during celebration of Pahela Baishakh in the 1408 Bengali Year, she prayed for salvation of the departed souls. She also expressed her deep sympathies for those who became crippled in the heinous attack.Sheikh Hasina also expressed the hope that the Bengali New Year festival would bring the messages of "happiness, peace and prosperity, overcoming all obstacles in the way of advancement of the nation".

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