Dhaka, March 24 -- The name of the iconic procession of the Bengali New Year, the 'Mangal Shobhajatra', is not going to be changed and no discussion has been held regarding this, officials including Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki confirmed on Monday.

Thus was finalised at a meeting presided over by DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan at the Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University on Monday, where stakeholders gathered to discuss the upcoming Bengali New Year 1432 celebrations.

This year's Pahela Baishakh celebration will span two days, and the slogan for this year's Mangal Shobhajatra will be 'Noboborsher Oikkotan, Fascibaader Oboshan' (Harmony of New Year, End of Fascism), as announced in the meeting.

The debate over renaming t...