Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday greeted Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on the eve of Pahela Baishakh.

PM's Protocol Officer SM Khurshid-ul-Alam handed over a greeting card of the Prime Minister to Assistant Private Secretary to the Opposition Leader AKM Abdur Rahim Bhuiyan and another to Assistant Private Secretary to the Jatiya Party Chairman M Monzurul Islam at noon.

The Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year-1424, will be celebrated on Friday amid traditional fanfare and festivity. It's a festive occasion for all Bengalis irrespective of religious and regional differences.