Dhaka, April 14 -- Walking out of the Faculty of Fine Arts, also known as Charukola, a group of young artistes strummed their guitars and united their voices in symphonic hill songs.

Having joined the Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra, these children from the hills said they were attending to represent their culture in the mass celebrations on Monday.

One of them, Duchango Tanchanga said: "We, the people of the hills, didn't get the opportunity to represent our culture before. We've always been deprived.

"The Awami League government used to determine everything in the past. This time, things are different. We're welcoming the Noboborsho [new year] through our culture, in our way."

People from different walks of life participated in the P...