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Pohela Falgun Celebrations - Bangladesh

People attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2025. Bangladeshi people on Friday celebrated Pohela Falgun, heralding the arrival of spring. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pohela Falgun Celebrations - Bangladesh

People attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2025. Bangladeshi people on Friday celebrated Pohela Falgun, heralding the arrival of spring. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pohela Falgun Celebrations - Bangladesh

People attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2025. Bangladeshi people on Friday celebrated Pohela Falgun, heralding the arrival of spring. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pohela Falgun Celebrations - Bangladesh

Women attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2025. Bangladeshi people on Friday celebrated Pohela Falgun, heralding the arrival of spring. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pohela Falgun Celebrations - Bangladesh

A woman attends the celebration of the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2025. Bangladeshi people on Friday celebrated Pohela Falgun, heralding the arrival of spring. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pohela Falgun Celebrations - Bangladesh

Women attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2025. Bangladeshi people on Friday celebrated Pohela Falgun, heralding the arrival of spring. Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka

STORY: Colorful celebrations held to mark Bengali New Year in Dhaka SHOOTING TIME: April 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 17, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:28 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mega colourful procession in Dhaka STORYLINE: Hundreds of thousands of people in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, participated on Sunday in a colorful procession featuring evocative masks, floats and motifs of Bangladeshi culture. The procession greeted Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the New Year, with renewed hope and good spirits. Celebrants rang in Bengali New Year 1431 with a combination of traditional and modern ritual practices. People in traditional costumes joined the procession called Mangal Shobhajatra, which kicked off at Dhaka University. It followed a curtain-raising, musical soiree that ended at dawn in Ramna park. Students of Dhaka University's Institute of Fine Arts coordinated the procession to welcome the Bengali New Year. The soiree was sponsored by Chhayanaut, a leading cul

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Preparation For The Bengali New Year Celebration - Dhaka

Bangladeshi students of the Institute of Fine Arts in Dhaka University give finishing touch to the colorful masks and pottery in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebrations, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 5, 2024. Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) is the first day of the Bengali calendar. It is on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in other places. The holiday is celebrated in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bangladesh capital celebrates Pohela Falgun, Valentine's Day

STORY: Bangladesh capital celebrates Pohela Falgun, Valentine's Day SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the celebration STORYLINE: The smell of festivities filled the air with tens of thousands of people thronging parks and green spaces in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka Wednesday to welcome the Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring, which coincided with Valentine's Day. Amid vibrant bursts of color, a troupe of artists danced and splashed each other with red and yellow colored powder at one of the major celebration venues, the University of Dhaka campus, in the morning. The day-long event organized by the Jatiya Bosonto Utsab Udjapon Parishad (National Spring Festival Celebration Council) at Dhaka University was packed with music, dance, recitation and elocution performances. With poetry, music, dance and colors, capital residents adorned in bright outfits also flocked to other venues for celebrations that also wave

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(240214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women apply colored powder on each other's face during the celebration of the Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(240214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(240214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman has colored powder applied during the celebration of the Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(240214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman poses for photos during the celebration of the Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(240214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women attend the celebration of the Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2024. (Xinhua)

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Celebrations all around as traditional Spring festival, Valentine's Day ring in Bangladesh

STORY: Celebrations all around as traditional Spring festival, Valentine's Day ring in Bangladesh DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of celebrations STORYLINE: With poetry, music, and dance, people in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka and elsewhere Tuesday celebrated a grand festival that waves goodbye to the shivery chill of winter in the country. People in Dhaka gathered in parks and green spaces to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. Amid vibrant bursts of color, a troupe of artists danced and splashed each other with powder-colored red and yellow at one of the major celebration venues -- the University of Dhaka campus on Tuesday morning. Young couples were seen celebrating their relationship and marking their togetherness with the blazing red and yellow colors -- the representative colors of the festivals. Elsewhere in Bangladesh, people also performed chorus, folk dance and

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young woman scatters colored powder to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young woman scatters colored powder to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young woman selects flowers to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A young woman poses for photos with a tray of colored powder to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Women take selfies during the celebration of Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman performs dance to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young women scatter colored powder on each other to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman decorates herself with flowers to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-POHELA FALGUN-CELEBRATION

(230214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Young women scatter colored powder to celebrate the Pohela Falgun in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Feb. 14, 2023. Local dwellers thronged the Bangladeshi capital to celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with Valentine's Day. (Xinhua)

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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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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SPRING-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists pose for photos on the sidelines of a program marking Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with the Valentine's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SPRING-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists pose for photos on the sidelines of a program marking Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with the Valentine's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SPRING-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists pose for photos on the sidelines of a program marking Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with the Valentine's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SPRING-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists perform at a program marking Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with the Valentine's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SPRING-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Artists wearing flower decorations perform at a program marking Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with the Valentine's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-DHAKA-SPRING-VALENTINE'S DAY

(220214) -- DHAKA, Feb. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate Pohela Falgun, the first day of spring and of the Bengali month Falgun, along with the Valentine's Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb. 14, 2022. (Xinhua)