OP-ED: Time to shed our performative Bangalihood?

What it means to be Bangali in our globalized world As Pohela Boishakh approaches each year, we find Bangalis and businesses in Bangladesh overwhelmed figuring out what to buy and how to celebrate. That craze is particularly seen among the people living in Dhaka, as Pohela Boishakh is becoming more of a capital-centred festival, providing Dhaka residents an opportunity to do something different in their mundane lives.However, the excitement that we see among Bangalis about having panta bhat with ilish maach, and wearing shada sari with laal paar on Pohela Boishakh is barely found all over the year.