Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla year, was celebrated amid traditional festivities and enthusiasm. The festivities began at dawn on 14 April 2019 with the students and teachers from DIA. The day’s 1^st program was started with Tagore’s famous song ‘Esho hey Baishakh, esho, esho’ as a chorus.  Students of the Daffodil international Academy and Department of CIS, DIU, have decorated the campus with traditional symbols and items. Different cultural programs had also been organized by the cultural club.