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Biswa Istema(last half of of January):After Hazz, it is the largest congregation of the Muslims in the world.It takes place beside the Turag river in Tongi, near Dhaka. 

Foto from Swedish Metro magazine,Jan99
Home-bound people after the solemn prayer

Buddah Purnima:
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Christmas:

Chaitra shankranti:

Durga Puja :Related Greeting card.

Easter:

Eid-e-Miladunnabi:Solemn Birthday of prophet Muhammad(sm).

Eid-ul-azha:
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Eid-ul-fitr
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Fateha Yyaz Doham:Solemn death anniversary of Hazrat Abdul Kader Zilani(ra)

Hal Khata(last day on the Bangla calendar year):Trading community celebrates this day by opening new transaction book.

Independence Day(26th March):

Janmashtami:Birth anniversary of Lord Krishna

Kali Puja or Shyama Puja:Related Greeting card.

Kathin Chibar(Buddist)

Lakhsmi Puja:Related Greeting card.

Langalband: A holy bathing river bank for the hindus since the Vedic time.
It is situated on the right bank of Old Brahmaputra river, 12 km to the South East of Dhaka, on Dhaka Chittagong highway. Every year Over 50,000 Hindus gather here on the 8th lunar day during the Bangla month of Falgoon (April-May) to bathe in the holy water of the old Brahmaputra, purifying the soul and mind, driving the evil out.

May Day(1st May)

Meena Bazaar:Remnant of the Perso-Mughal culture. Generally in winter in urban places, where members of a community participate. It can be called a small exhibition of handicrafts, food,book etc.

Muharram:In memory of the tragic event at Karbala.

Nabanna:

Nazrul Jayanti:(May 26th,11th Jaystha) Birth anniversary of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (1898-1976) He is also known as the rebel poet. From his early childhood he showed the acumen of writing good poems. The English colonial rulers and the rich hindu influential leaders did their best not letting him publishing his works. Many of his literary works considers to be best in the Bengali literature. He is even considered to be most humanist poet India has ever produced. Unlike Tagore and many other hindu bengali literary figures he was secular. Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh. He is widely admired in West Bengal too. He is quite unknown in the West, only a few books are translated into English which are also badly translated. Musical soirees, seminars are held every year to commemorate his birth day. Bangladesh government issued a postal stamp with his potrait in the year......His mausoleum is situated near the Dhaka University.

Pahela Baishakh(14th April):or the Bengali new year is gaily observerved in the city and throughout the country.Bangla Academy arranges different programmes .

Paus Mela:Winter festival, celebrated in countryside

Rabindra Jayanti:(8th May, 25th Baishakh)Birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore. All educational institutes are closed on the day; various cultural activities take place.

Ratha Jatra:(Ashar 27, July 12)

Shab-e-barat(Lailatul Barat):on 12th Nov,2000

Shab-e-kadr:

Shab-e-meraz:

Shahid Dibosh or Global MotherLanguage day Martyr's day:
(21st February,Bangla 12th Falgoon):

Sharashwati Puja(10th Feb,Bangla 24th Magh):Like Minerva in the Greek mythology Devi Sharashwati is regarded as goddess of wisdom in Hindu mythology.Most educational institutions celebrate puja once a year. Related Greeting card.

Shiva Ratri:(3rd March,19th Falgoon)is a Hindu religious ceremony for worshiping lord Shiva, a non-Aryan Hindu god having matted hair, over it wearing live snake-garlands. He is also known as the "destroyer"-as opposed to Brahma the Creator and Visnu the preserver. A cosmic ring surrounds him with eight studed fireballs. His consort is Gauri or Parvati. Usually stone phallus of Shiva is worshipped ceremoniously on 19th Falgoon or 3rd March particularly by the Hindu females. At Dhaka you can see a extremly spectacular Shiva-phallus in the Ramna.

VictoryDay:(16th December)
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