PHOTO: RASHED SHUMON

Large papier-mâché sculptures, crafted over the past few days, sit ready at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University ahead of the Baishakhi Shobhajatra (formerly known as the Mongol Shobhajatra), to be held this morning, on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh. With the Bangla New Year set to begin with the rising sun, the faculty is abuzz with last-minute preparations as fine arts students put finishing touches on the motifs that will lead the Baishakh procession.