Bangladesh is celebrating Pahela Baishakh on Thursday to mark the beginning of Bengali New Year. Thousands of people gathered in Ramna park of Dhaka city to usher in the New Year by singing the traditional Pahela Baishakh song of Guru Dev Rabindranath Tagore–“Esho hey Baishakh. Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted the people on the occasion and urged them to work together to build a prosperous nation. In West Bengal, the New Year will be celebrated on Friday.