Not ‘Mangal’ or ‘Anondo’, ‘Baishakhi Shobhajatra’ is the new name

It will no longer be called ‘Anondo Shobhajatra’ or ‘Mangal Shobhajatra’. From now on, the Bengali New Year procession on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali year will be known as ‘Baishakhi Shobhajatra’.

Cultural affairs minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury announced the decision today, Sunday after a meeting at the secretariat.