Adieu 2018, welcome 2019

The nation bade adieu to the year 2018 forgetting all odds and sorrows of the past and welcoming 2019 with new hopes at midnight on Monday through different programmes along with the global community, reports BSS.

Jubilant people, particularly the youngsters, joined different New Year programmes when the clock striked 12 midnight.

New Zealand was among the first few countries to usher in the New Year. Celebrations then moved across the world - to Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and finally the Americas.

Dazzling light shows gave farewell to 2018.

On this special occasion, people conveyed their best wishes to their friends and beloved ones through greeting cards and using different messaging applications and social media platforms.

Corporate and government officials and various organisations also did the same thing as they do every year to greet their nearest ones. In separate messages, President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the countrymen on the eve of New Year 2019.

The year 2018 was a significant year for Bangladesh as the country saw many successes in major areas including politics, economy, agriculture, combating terrorism and driving the IT sectors towards attaining the middle-income status. The country was totally peaceful in the political landscape in 2018.

The peaceful political situation allowed the country's economy to grow faster.