DHAKA, April 14, 2026 (BSS)  - The Dhaka University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal organized “Baishakhi Festival 1433” on the campus today. 

The day-long festival began at 2:00 pm at the university’s Mall Chattar.

DU Chhatra Dal President Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas, Senior Vice-President Anisur Rahman Khandakar Anik, General Secretary Nahiduzzaman Shipon, Senior Joint General Secretary Nasir Uddin Shawon, Office Secretary Mallik Wasi Tami, among others were present.

The main attractions of the festival included traditional puppet shows, stick fighting (lathi khela), bioscope, nagordola rides, as well as Baul songs and Jari-Sari folk music performances.

DU Chhatra Dal Senior Joint General Secretary Nasir Uddin Shawon said, “We have our own culture, history, heritage, and traditions. These will never fade away. We want to reestablish our lost rural culture in a renewed form on the DU campus.”

He added, “Beyond bricks and concrete, there is a different world. We want to reconnect students with that world. This occasion is meant to introduce our lost traditions to the new generation.”