Pahela Falgun, also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun, and Valentine’s Day were celebrated in the country in a festive mood.
Formal programmes marking the day were not arranged at Bakultala on the premises of Fine Arts Faculty on Dhaka University (DU) campus, center point of the festival, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
However, despite the pandemic the youths came out in colourful traditional dresses to celebrate the Boshonto (Spring). Jatiya Basanta Utsab Udjapan Parishad arranged a function titled ‘Jatiya Basanta Utsab 1427’ at Mukta Mancha of Suhrawardy Udyan maintaining health guidelines.
Different cultural groups including Sur Saptak, Bulbul Lalitkala Academy and Satyen Sen Shilpigosthi performed at the Mukta Mancha.
Besides, Shilpakala Academy also arranged ‘Basanta Utsab-2021’at the Nandan Mancha of the academy at 4pm.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid addressed the function as chief guest while Cultural Affairs Secretary Md Badrul Arefin joined as the special guest. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General Liaquat Ali Lucky chaired it, according to BSS.
