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Pohela Boishakh
Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh or পয়লা বৈশাখ Pôela Boishakh) is the first day of the Bangla Calendar. Poila Boishakh is celebrated in a festive manner in both Bangladesh and West Bengal, as well as by Bengali people in Tripura. Hence, Poila Boishakh connects all ethnic Bengalis irrespective of religious and ... Read More
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Shab-E-Barat
Shab-e-Barat Muslim religious rite observed at the night of 15 Shaban of the Hejira calendar. The Persian compound word, construed with shab , night, and barat , commission, means 'the night of commission or assignment', and is known in Arabic as Lailatul bara'at , meaning the night of emancipation. In the subcontinent, Shab-e-barat is observed as the night of good fortune. Shab-E-Barat means the night of forgiveness or Day of Atonement. People pray to ... Read More
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Shab-E-Qadr
Shab-e-Qadr Persian phrase meaning 'the night of power' or 'the night of respect'; the most blessed of all the nights of the year according to Islam. In the Holy Quran and Hadith it is referred to as Lailatu'l-Qadr; in Bangladcsh it is commonly known as 'Shab-e-Qadr'. In this night, five verses of Al-Alaq, the first surah (chapter) of the Quran was revealed. About Shab-e-Qadr the Quran says: it is the night in which the Quran was revealed; it is better ... Read More
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Muharram Fair
Muharram is a month of sad memories of the tragic martyrdom of Imam Hussain (RA) at Karbala in Iraq on the 10th day of the month.The day is marked by a huge procession in Dhaka that is brought out from the the Hussaini Dalan Imambara in old city.
Muharram or the 'sacred month' is the first month of the Islamic or Hejira calendar. The Hadith instructs to observe fasting on the 9th and 10th of this month. Fasting on Ashura (the 10th of Muharram) was a faraz ... Read More
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Durga Puja
Drurga Puja is the greatest of the festivals of the Hindus of Bangladesh. It is celebrated all over the country. Some perform it individually, some collectively known as Sarvajanin Durgotsav. The best known story of goddess durga is that of her defeating the demon Mahisasur commonly known as Asur.
Durga puja is generally celebrated in Bangladesh in Autumn. But at some Hindus celebrate this puja in Spring also which is known as Basanti Puja.
The goddess ... Read More
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Kali Puja
Kali Puja Hindu religious festival, particularly of the Shakta community. Kali is the first of the ten female energies of Shiva (the third god of the Hindu Triad). Much information about her is given in different Puranas. Kali has many aspects, known variously as Daksin , Siddha , Guhya , Bhadra , Shmashan , Raksa and Mahakali . As Daksinakalika, Kali appears in her most fearsome aspect and is the most widely worshipped. In this aspect, she is shown as ... Read More
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Viswa Ijtema
Viswa Ijtema mammoth Muslim religious congregation organised annually by the Tabligh Jama'at Bangladesh. 'Ijtma' is an Arabic word and means public gathering. Ijtema has been held every year since 1966 on the bank of the river Turag near Tongi. The Ijtema at Tongi is now known as the Viswa Ijtema (world congregation). It is an annual meeting place of Muslim pilgrims from various countries of the world for special prayers. Its main objectives are to ... Read More
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Buddha Purnima
Buddha Purnima the main religious festival of the Buddhist community, observed on Baishakhi purnima , the day of the full moon in Baishakh (mid-April to mid-May). Three important events in the life of Buddha are believed to have occurred on this day: his birth in 623 BC, his gaining enlightenment in 588 BC, and his death in 543 BC.
According to Buddhist tradition, Buddha, after his previous incarnation as Santos Kumar, was living in paradise. He was ... Read More
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Prabartana Purnima
Prabarana Purnima a Buddhist festival, also known as Ashvini Purnima. Prabarana means both adopting wholly and forbidding. In the first sense it means dedicating oneself to the ideal of a life of humility; in the sense of forbidding, it means avoiding all acts contrary to the ideals of Buddhism. At the end of the monsoon rites of Barsabas, viksus are required to confess their guilt and shortcomings and seek atonement. Forgiveness has to be sought even for ... Read More
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Rathajatra
Rathayatra or chariot journey is an important Hindu festival, referring primarily to the journey of the god Jagannath or Vishnu to the sea. The Puranas, however, refer to several chariot journeys by different gods and goddesses. For instance, the Bhavisyapurana describes the journey of the sun god, the Devipurana describes the journey of Mahadevi, and the Padma , Skanda , and Bhavisyottara Puranas describe the journey of Vishnu. While the rathayatra was ... Read More
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Dubla Rash Mela
Rash Mela is the principal festival and fair of the Manipuris; some Hindus at different places also observe it. It is held on the night of the full moon in Kartik-Agrahayan at Kamalganj in Maulvi Bazar, at Dublar Char in the Sundarbans and on the Kuakata beach in Patuakhali. The festival being so-named because it has evolved from the spiritual rasalila (love-play) of Radha and Krishna at Vrindavan.
The raja of Manipur, Maharaj Jaysingh (reign 1764-1799) ... Read More
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