People celebrate the festival of colors, Holi, in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Thursday. Millions of Hindus across the Indian Sub-continent and elsewhere mark the festival to welcome the spring. /VCG Photo

Holi is an ancient Hindu festival, which commemorates the victory of good over evil, brought about by the burning and destruction of the demons named Holika. The festival has become popular among the non-Hindu population in South Asia. /VCG Photo

In Bangladesh, many Muslims also join their Hindu neighbors to celebrate the festival by smearing colored powder and spraying watercolors on each other. /VCG Photo

Students at universities and colleges in Dhaka also danced and sang to celebrate the event. /VCG Photo