Bangladesh's Bengali New Year celebration returns with in-person events

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Bangladesh's Bengali New Year celebration returns with in-person events

STORY: Bangladesh's Bengali New Year celebration returns with in-person events DATELINE: April 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in the Mongol Shobhajatra (procession marking Bengali New Year) 2. various of Bangladesh police and other law enforcement personnel in the Mongol Shobhajatra 3. various of people dancing and singing STORYLINE: In-person celebrations of the Bengali New Year have returned to the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. People from all walks of life joined a mega colorful procession Thursday. The procession, or the Mangal Shobha Jatra, greeted Pohela Boishakh, or the first day of the New Year, with renewed hope and good spirits. Thousands of people wearing traditional costumes joined the procession that started at Dhaka University. It ended with a flagship curtain-raising cultural event at dawn in the city's park. Due to COVID-19, the procession was canceled in 2020 and was scaled down last year. The procession was held under

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