Bangladesh, April 14 -- The Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year-1432, is being celebrated in an inclusive manner involving people from all ethnic groups today.

A huge number of people are joining the "Nabo Barsho" festivities across the country, particularly in the capital city.

Pahela Baishakh is one of the most colourful festivals through which the country's people bid farewell to the old year and welcome the New Year.

On this occasion, people from all walks of life wear traditional dresses, especially the Bangalee young women wear white sarees with red borders and adorn themselves with bangles, flowers and "tips" while men wear white pyjamas and panjabi or kurta while the ethnic people wear their respective traditional...