Amid controversy and heated discussion, the Dhaka University organised Bengali New Year procession has been renamed from “Mongol Shobhajatra” to “Barshabaran Ananda Shobhajatra”. The Faculty of Fine Arts procession on Pohela Boishakh began in the 1980s as a call to break the shackles of military rule. It later took the form of the Mongol Shobhajatra. However, the dean of the Fine Arts Faculty said that discussions are still ongoing as to which displays will be included. In addition, the boundary wall of the Fine Arts Faculty is being decorated with images of Shokher Hanri, the traditional decorated pots of Rajshahi.
