Bangla New Year

On the 14th of April it was the Fist Day of Bengali New Year. The day is called "Pohela Boishakh" = "1st day of Boishakh Month". It is the biggest festival of this region of Asia. One of the most colorful day in the year. Many organization arrange variety of events on that day. The celebration starts from the sun rise. In Ramna Park under a big tree called "Ramna Botomul" the largest gathering is held.

This is the festival food. Panta with Elish vaja and Vorta.

Usually I go out on Pohela Boishakh at 5~6am. But this year I didn't have any plan. So I stayed at home. Slept till 9 am. At noon I meet 2 of my friends near my home in a road side restaurant called "The New Gingira Hotel". Though there is no accommodation of staying at night but it is called "Hotel".

Around 2 pm my two friends Tunnu and Munni called me over phone to go out with them. As I didn't have any plan and the heat of the sun was little bit low after 1 pm (The temperature was one of the main reason of my staying at home that day) I decided to go out. At 3 pm I went to the Curzon Hall. There Tunnu-Munny were waiting for me. Within 1.5 hour Khalid and Chanchal joined with us. In the evening Nelson came. We sit there till 7:45 pm. It was really a nice evening for all of us.