Pahela Baishakh Preps

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The Bengali calendar is solar, with the year beginning on Pahela Baishakh, which falls on 14 April this year, in Bangladesh. A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
The Bengali calendar is solar, with the year beginning on Pahela Baishakh, which falls on 14 April this year, in Bangladesh. A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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Students of Dhaka University Art Institute paint masks to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
Students of Dhaka University Art Institute paint masks to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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A Bangladeshi student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A Bangladeshi student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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Bangladeshi students of Dhaka University Art Institute paint masks to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
Bangladeshi students of Dhaka University Art Institute paint masks to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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A Bangladeshi student of the Art Institute of Dhaka University hangs colourful masks for sale in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebration, in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A Bangladeshi student of the Art Institute of Dhaka University hangs colourful masks for sale in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebration, in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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Colourful masks made by students of the Art Institute of Dhaka University lie on the ground in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebration, in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
Colourful masks made by students of the Art Institute of Dhaka University lie on the ground in preparation for the Bengali New Year celebration, in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
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A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A student of Dhaka University Art Institute paints a mask to sell as a part of Bengali New Year preparations in Dhaka on 7 April 2019. Photo: AFP