Answer: Culture is the way we lead our life. Every nation has a culture of its own. Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year is a part and parcel of Bengali culture. It is celebrated throughout the country with great festivity and fervour. The day's first programme begins at Ramna Batamul. Wearing punjabi and pajama people of different ages and classes attend the programme. Chhayanat, a cultural organization performs there. They sing in chorus (`jxq Mvb) welcoming the Bangla New Year. A procession is brought out carrying festoons, posters, banners, placards. The participants dance and sing wearing masks. The Shilpakala Academy, Jatiya Press Club and many other socio-cultural organizations arrange cultural and discussion programmes. Bangladesh television and Bangladesh Betar telecast live programmes. The national dailies bring out special supplements highlighting the significance of the day. The traders and businessmen open halkhata and entertain the customers with sweets. People roam around different areas. They eat special foods and enjoy carnivals. A remarkable arrangement on this day is the colourful procession known as 'Mangal-shovajatra' by the students of the Institute of Fine Arts of Dhaka University. Thus goes the day amidst (g‡a¨; gvSLv‡b) the flow of joy everywhere. In fact, the celebration of Pahela Baishakh reminds us of our cultural heritage that we are going to lose.
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