Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause
ABC News
After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal have celebrated their respective new years with colorful processions and musical soirees as the coronavirus pandemic eased and life swung back to normal
DHAKA, Bangladesh -- After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday celebrated their respective new years with colorful processions and musical soirees as the coronavirus pandemic eased and life swung back to normal.
In Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, people clad in the traditional red attire ushered in the Bengali year 1429. They marched, sang and danced at a prominent arts college on the Dhaka University campus and in historic Ramna Park.
Similar processions were organized in other parts of Dhaka and elsewhere in the country, but the celebration was subdued as the Muslim-majority Bangladesh was also observing the fasting month of Ramadan amid scorching heat.
Thursday was a national holiday in Bangladesh, a nation of 160 million people.
