The education ministry has directed educational institutions across the country to give due importance to Pahela Baishakh celebrations and incorporate Mangal Shobhajatra in them.
DSHE, in a press release issued on Tuesday, said educational institutions must celebrate the Bangla New Year in a festive atmosphere under their own management on Friday (14th April).
They also have to publicize that Mangol Shobhajatra was declared an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO in 2016.
It has asked the educational institutes to bring out Mangol Shobhajatras -- featuring large masks, animal-shaped life-sized carnival floats and other motifs of Bangladeshi culture -- to mark the first day of the Bangla New Year.
The Ministry of Education has asked the Secondary and Higher Education Division, the Directorate of Technical Education, and the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board to take necessary measures in line with the directives to celebrate the Bangla New Year 1430
