By Beauty Sarker from Singair (Manikganj) For centuries, the Bengali nation has been celebrating Pahela Baishakh as the Bengali New Year, as a way to express and uphold its cultural heritage and traditions. People of all ages, religions, and backgrounds come together to observe this day in a ...

By Suman Ali from Rajshahi In Shialber village, there stands a 500-year-old banyan tree, locally known as“Fulshotola.”This tree is considered a sacred site by the locals, where people from different religions come to make vows and offer Chinni (sweet offerings). According to local ...