Pohela Baishakh is indeed a momentous occasion in the lives of Bangalis.Being the first day of the Bangla calendar year ,it is a time for rejoicing another brand new year ,with color and festivity.The new green leaves adorn the trees,the mouthwatering green mangoes fall to the ground enticngly and everything becomes rejuvenated with fresh life and hope.

The Pohela Baishakh so warmly celebrated all over the country today originated from an entirely different part of this sub-continent more than a thousand miles away.A non-Bangali in whose grandfathers vein flowed the blood of both Gengis khan and Tamerlane introduced the Bangla shaal.

What is popularity known as Bangla shaal today say the light of day through an ordinance promulgated bt Akbar the Great,the renowned grandson of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babar whose mother and father were descendans of Gengis Khan and Tamerlane respectively.It was to immortalise a significant occasion ,a crucial juncture of history that the great Moghul introduced this new system of calendar 415 years ago.

The calendar so introduced was originally known as Tarikh-e-Elahi and it was introduced on the 10th or the 11th March in the 29 th year of Akbar's reign i,e in 1585 A.D it however,dates from the day of Akbars ascension to the throne of Delhi and commemorates his coronation as the Emperor of India in 1556.

Most significant events in rural Bangladesh still take place according to this calendar.Baishakh is considered to be the most auspicious month for undertaking any bussiness venture.On this day people dress traditionally and visit family and friends .There is a Baishakhis melas (fair) are evrywhere .People of all ages crowed these melas to shop for traditional toys ,handicrafts and sweets.Snake charmers,Jugglers and magicians mesmerise the enthusiastic crowds.With song and dance Bangalis celebrate the most colorful day of the year