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Bangladesh is a country of colourful celebrations. The people celebrate their faith, life, liberty, nature, elation, and achievements round the year through a wide variety of fairs and festivals, organized with enthusiasm and intricate details. Some Bengali fairs and festivals have a recorded history of over 2000 years.
National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bengali: জাতীয় বিপ্লব ও সংহতি দিবস) is a commemorative and former public holiday celebrated in Bangladesh on November 7 to commemorate the 7 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état (Sipahi–Janata Revolution) by regular soldiers of Army and the common masses that showed solidarity with them.
"Akti Bangladesh" - written by Noyeem Gahar and sung by Sabina Yasmin and Konok Chapa in different versions "Amar Desher Matir Gondhe" "Amar Shonar Bangla" - National anthem of Bangladesh, written by Rabindranath Tagore "Amar Vaier Rokte Rangano" - written by Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury and composed by Altaf Mahmud during 1952 Bengali language movement.
Armed Forces Day (Bengali: সশস্ত্র বাহিনী দিবস, romanized: Sôśôstrô Bāhinī Dibôs) is annually observed in Bangladesh on 21 November, signifying formation of Bangladesh Armed Forces on the day in 1971, when the members of the Bangladesh Army, Navy and Air Force were officially unified under and launched joint operations against the Pakistan Armed Forces ...
Akharai song is a popular song of a special genre prevalent in the state of West Bengal, India at the end of the 18th century and early 19th century. Kuluichandra Sen and Ramnidhi Gupta are the promoters of this new genre of songs. King Navakrishna was the patron of this custom. [19]
Noor Hossain protesting on 10 November 1987. Photo By Dinu Alam. Noor Hossain Day (Bengali: নূর হোসেন দিবস) is a national day in Bangladesh observed every 10 November in order to commemorate the martyrdom of Noor Hossain while protesting for the establishment of democracy in the country against the rule of Hussain Muhammad Ershad in 1987.
Bihu is of three types and it is an important cultural festival unique to the Indian state of Assam [4] – 'Rongali' or 'Bohag Bihu' observed in April, 'Kongali' or 'Kati Bihu' observed in October or November, and 'Bhogali' or 'Magh Bihu' observed in January. [5]
Nobanno (Bengali: নবান্ন, Nobānno; lit: New Feast) is a Bengali harvest celebration usually celebrated with food and dance and music in Bangladesh and in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley. It is a festival of food; many local preparations of Bengali cuisine like pitha are cooked.