Schools, colleges asked to celebrate Pohela Boishakh

C T Online Desk:  “The educational institutions across the country must organize students’ rallies in the morning as part of the celebration of Pohela Boishakh,” said the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on Wednesday.

DSHE Director Prof Shahedul Kabir said that they sent an order to all schools and colleges on Tuesday regarding the Pohela Boishakh celebration following a directive from the Ministry of Education.

The DSHE has directed that the students must sing the national anthem, as well as Esho He Boishakh, a popular song by Rabindranath Tagore, to welcome the Bangla New Year on that day as part of the celebrations.

About Mongal Shobhajatra, the DSHE has also asked the authorities concerned to bring out the Mongal Shobhajatra, which was declared an intangible cultural heritage by Unesco in 2016.