Bangladesh marks the start of Bengali New Year

Bangladeshis took to the streets on Sunday (April 14) to celebrate the first day of the Bengali New Year.

A procession of colourful floats organized by university students, moved amongst the crowds of revellers and security in Dhaka, as people in colourful clothes beat drums and danced.

The festival date is set according to the Bengali calendar and is on the first day of the first month of the year.

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Across the border in various parts of India, the day is marked in some areas as a harvest festival.