Janmashtomi:-

Janmashtomi is another important festival in Bangladesh which celebrated by Hindu religion. Janmashtomi means the birthday when Loard Krishna was born. It is celebrated in mid-August to mid- September. This day is public holiday. Hindu people fast on this day, usually a waterless fast. They spend the day immersed in Shri Krishna's glory by reading or singing his divine leela. Especially in the evening in the temple. At mid night the Lord's birth hour, arti is performed. After that every Hindu women cook different types of delicious dishes in their family . But in their dishes 'Makhan' (butter) is especially included. Because ShriKrisna loved this in child hood. The most interesting item is made on the occasion is the traditional prasad called "Panchajiri". Which made of five ingredients: Powered ginger,'suva', coriander, sugar and ghee. Other ingredients include poppy seeds and dessicated coconut shavings.

Every Year the annual Jaggannath Rath Yatra starts from the Swami Bagh temple and go on till the Dhakeshwari National Temple which situated in Dhaka. On the other hand, in Bangladesh there are lot of teples like Comilla Jagannath temple, Dhamrai Jagannath Rath and the Jagannath Temple, Pabna and other temples also organize this festival.In this festival all kinds of people can join this Yatra. The most significant of this festival is it teaches us that during the respect to God there is no descrimination between the Hindus, Muslims or other religions.

Rath Yatra:-

Rath Yatra is another festival to Hindu religion in Bangladesh. During the month of June (Rainy Season), this festival is held throughout the world as well as in Bangladesh. In this festival the deities- Jagannath(Krishna), Balarama and Subhadra are taken through the streets so that everyone can have the oppertunity to see them. It is belived that in this festival Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra visit to their aunt's temple by three highly rich decorated chairots which sructure like a temple and it's hight is 45 feet.

Chaitra Utshab:-

Chaitra utshab is another festival in Hindu society. Basically this festival is a village festival. This festival is celebrated in the month of chaitra in every year. The day before pohela Baishakh and the last day of the Bangla year is called chaitra utshab. It's another name is "Chaitra Shankranti". All the Hindu villagers participate to celebrated this day. In north Bengal there is a traditions of cooking a special kind of "Khichuri" on chaitra shankranti. The Khichuri require 7 types of shaak, of one them have to be titaari shaak. In this day there is also enjoyed a charak Mela. In this mela is celebrated by "Dhukies"(drummers) all around of Bangladesh and west Bangladesh. All through Chaitra, dukhies dance and rejoice on the streets and market places of villages together with the rhythm of their drums. But it is a regret matter that, the practice of this Chaitra utshab is declining day by day.

In this day women wear white sari with red border and play with shidur.Different types of mela, dance,songs are organized for enjoying this day. The most interesting part of theis puja is eating 'Naru, Proshad,Batsha, and many items. So it is Durga puja where we learn the sense of brotherhood and friendshipness.

Durga Utshab:-
The biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh is the festival of Durga puja. Hindus participate in this festival with great devotion. Durga puja is an old festival but it is difficult to say with any degree of certainty exactly how old it is. The oldest manifestation of goddess Durga, who slew the Mahisasura, belonged to the 15th century AD. Usually on the 6th luner day of the bright fortnight in the Bengali month of Ashwin, the ceremony of Durga puja take place. After that puja is performed for three days on the 7th, 8th, and 9th. But the absorption of the image of the goddess Durga takes place on the 10th day. In Dhaka the big celebrations are held at Dhakeswari Temple. The significance of this festival is very high. Durga puja help us to realize "womens power". It also teaches us the sense of brotherhood. In Durga puja people forget their religious stage and share their gratings each other.

In our Bangladesh Shab-e-Barat take place as an excited festival. On the occasion the preparation of celebrating this festival starts before the night. Women are being busy to make Halua and Ruti. And distribute them among the poor, neighbors and relatives. This custom encourage brotherhood in the society which is undoubtedly admirable.