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RAJSHAHI, April 14, 2025 (BSS) - Rajshahi University (RU) has celebrated the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year-1432, in its campus inclusively today.

RU Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Saleh Hassan Naquib inaugurated the daylong celebration as chief guest at the Fine Arts Faculty premises this morning. 

Pro-VCs Prof Mayeen Uddin and Prof Farid Uddin Khan, treasurer Prof Matiar Rahman, dean of Fine Arts Faculty Prof Muhammad Ali, registrar Prof Iftekharul Alam Masud and proctor Prof Mahbubur Rahman were present at the event. 

Later, a huge Barsabaran Ananda Shobhajatra was brought out from the fine arts faculty building. 

Teachers, students, officers and employees, of the university in traditional colourful clothes, joined the rally. After parading the campus roads, the rally ended at the same venue.

Terming the celebration of Pahela Baishakh as a part of the Bengali culture, tradition and identity, RU VC Prof Saleh Naquib called for preserving the Bengali heritage to build a prosperous, inclusive Bangladesh, free from all forms of discrimination.
 
Additionally, a daylong cultural programme and Baishakhi Fair was also organized to mark the celebration.

Various socio-cultural bodies of the campus also celebrated the festival through separate programmes.  
 
Similarly, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) also celebrated the Pahela Baishakh festival through a daylong programme.