The people of Barisal are getting ready to welcome the arrival of Bengali New Year on Wednesday, popularly known as 'Pahela Boishakh' with great enthusiasm. They have also chalked out programmes to bid farewell to 1416 a day earlier. Barisal Charukala will bring out procession from B M School ground on the first day Bengali New Year of 1417. Barisal district administration for the first time to observe Pahela Boishakh announced three-day programmes. The programmes include folk cultural festival by district Shilpakala Academy, children and juvenile painting, cultural competition by Shishu Academy, discussion meeting and cultural programmes by the district administration. Cultural organisation Udichi will hold three-day long Boishakhi Utsov with Boishakhi Mela and cultural functions at B M School ground sponsored by mobile telecom giant Bangla Link. Shabdaboli Group Theatre will stage drama at Barisal Central Shahid Minar, Chander Hut at Barisal T B Clinic Field, Planet World at ...