Dhaka: The traditional procession organized by the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University marking Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year, has been renamed 'Baishakhi Shobhajatra', Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury announced on Sunday. He made the announcement while speaking to reporters after a meeting on the preparations to celebrate Pahela Baishakh and Baishabi, the major New Year festival of ethnic minority groups, at his ministry.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the procession has undergone several name changes over the years. During the tenure of the immediate past interim government, it was renamed 'Ananda Shobhajatra'. Before that, it was known as 'Mangal Shobhajatra'.