Saraswati Puja is being celebrated across the country on Tuesday with traditional gaiety and religious fervour.
Puja began at 8am with prayers at the pandals and at homes.
Hindus celebrate Saraswati Puja every year with the spirit of pursuit of art and knowledge which Goddess Saraswati provides.
On the eve of Puja, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted all members of the Hindu community in a message.
The Puja is celebrated mostly in educational institutions, where the students seek the blessings of Goddess Saraswati.
In the capital, Saraswati Puja is being celebrated at Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University, Dhakeswari temple, Jaganntah University, Siddheswari temple, Ram Krishna Mission, Supreme Court premises, Farashganj, Shakhari Bazar, Tanti Bazar and different places of Old Dhaka, Banani, Dhaka College, Eden Girls' College, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Ram Krishna Mission and Math, Ramna Kali Mandir and Maa Anandamayi Ashram, Tejgaon College, Stamford University and different educational institutions in the city.
On Dhaka University campus, the Puja is organised at Jagannath Hall, Rokeya Hall, Shamsun Nahar Hall, Bangladesh Kuwait Moitri Hall and Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall.
Saraswati, a mythological companion of Lord Brahma, is the personification of knowledge - arts, science and crafts.
Hindus worship Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge, music, art and culture, on the Vasant Panchami day.
She represents power, creativity and inspiration and presents herself when the weather is pleasant and nature is in its full grandeur. It is a season of inspiration and passion.
Depicted as a graceful woman with a crescent moon adorning her brow, she is shown riding a swan or a peacock, or is seated on a lotus flower.
On this auspicious day, Hindu children are also imparted their first lessons in reading and writing.
