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'Pahela Falgun '
Spring and love in the air
Spring gets a subtle welcome in the city
Amar e janmo shohor uthechhey heshey
Legechhey bashonti rong taar dhushor shottaye aaj...
-- Shamsur Rahman --
To late risers 6:30am is crack of dawn.
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Bashonto Utshab vs Valentine's Day
There is an air of gaiety and optimism as the first spring breeze sets in after the gloomy winter nights. Welcoming the first day of Bashonto (spring) has been a part of our culture for centuries.
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Anti-Valentine: Hating love and all that jazz
It's that dreadful time of the year: the Hallmark-pushed occasion when lovers around the world douse (or at the very least are expected to) the objects of their affection with TLC.
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