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Kumbh Mela in Varanasi, India. Photo: BSS

India readies for mammoth Hindu festival of 400 million pilgrims

Organisers say the scale of preparations for the Kumbh Mela is akin to setting up a temporary country from scratch -- in this case, one more populous than the United States and Canada combined

File Photo: Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as they pray at the Grand Mosque, during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 12 July 2022. Photo: Reuters

Hajj expenses reduced by Tk1 lakh

A discussion took place on the second day of the festival on the life and ideologies of Lalon, where poet and thinker Farhad Mazhar spoke as the chief guest. Photo: TBS

'Lalon Utsab' ends with rich tributes to the mystic baul

Delicacies to treat yourself this Durga puja

Delicacies to treat yourself this Durga puja

Photo: UNB

3-day National Fruit Fair to begin Thursday

Photo: TBS

'Ocean Book Festival' begins at Cox's Bazar beach

Last year's festival. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Month-long flower festival kicks off in Chattogram

Photo: Courtesy

Khadi Fest on 19, 20 January

Photo: Courtesy

Indian food and film festival held in Chattogram

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty host a reception at 10 Downing Street to celebrate Diwali in London on November 8, 2023. Photo AFP

UK PM Sunak, wife Akshata Murty host special Diwali event at 10 Downing Street

Photo: UNB

3rd Bangladesh Film Festival kicks off in Colombo

Photo: Courtesy

Bhinno Shaad relaunch event: A night to remember at Six Seasons Hotel

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