Bangladesh, Nepal celebrate new years after pandemic pause


              People walk in a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 14, 2022. After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday celebrated their respective new years with colorful processions and musical soirees as the coronavirus pandemic eased and life swung back to normal. (AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon)
            
              Security officers guard a procession being taken out to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 14, 2022. After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday celebrated their respective new years with colorful processions and musical soirees as the coronavirus pandemic eased and life swung back to normal. (AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon)
            
              People walk in a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 14, 2022. After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday celebrated their respective new years with colorful processions and musical soirees as the coronavirus pandemic eased and life swung back to normal. (AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon)
            
              People walk in a procession to mark the Bengali New Year in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, April 14, 2022. After a two-year break, thousands of people in Bangladesh and Nepal on Thursday celebrated their respective new years with colorful processions and musical soirees as the coronavirus pandemic eased and life swung back to normal. (AP Photo/Al Emrun Garjon)