Biju Festival

Biju Festival

Members of 11 ethnic communities residing in the district participated in the procession in their traditional clothes. Photo: TBS

Sangrai begins in Bandarban

Participants, dressed in colourful traditional attire, danced and sang their way through the streets in celebration

Chakma community members observe Ful Biju along the Chengi River in Khagrachhari on 12 April 2026, offering flowers in traditional pinon-hadi attire as prayers are made to mark the new year, with floating flowers symbolizing peace, harmony and renewal.Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

A morning of flowers, faith and new beginnings

Chakma and Tanchangya community members, dressed in traditional attire, float flowers on the Sangu River as part of the traditional Biju-Bishu festival in Bandarban today (12 April). Photos: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

Biju, Bishu festivals begin in Bandarban with flower offerings in river