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Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ) [n 1] is the Bengali New Year celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian [2] states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam (Goalpara and Barak Valley).
Pohela Boishakh or Bengali New Year is the first day of the Bengali calendar.It is celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of West Bengal as well as Tripura by the Bengali people and by minor Bengali communities in other Indian states, including Assam, Jharkhand and Odisha.
After much deliberation, it was decided on August 22 to adopt the date 1st Boishakh or Pohela Boishakh (April 14/15) of the Bengal calendar (original version) as the official West Bengal Day. References
Boishakh (Bengali: বৈশাখ, Nepali: बैशाख, Bôishakh, Baishakh) is the first month in the Assamese calendar, Bengali calendar and Nepali calendar. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.
Date Name Remarks English Bengali 21 February Language Movement Day: ... Pohela Boishakh: পহেলা বৈশাখ The start of the Bengali calendar year.
The first day of the Bengali year is known as Pohela Boishakh (1st of Boishakh) which is a public holiday in Bangladesh. [3] The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS) [4] and has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE. It is 594 less than the AD or CE year in the Gregorian calendar if it is before Pohela Boishakh, or 593 less if after Pohela ...
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Date Significance Timeline Ref. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman and Nicobar Day: 1 November Union Territory (1956) 1950 – A Part D state; 1956 – Established as union territory by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 [30] Chandigarh: Chandigarh Day: 1 November Formation (1966) 1953 – Established as capital of East Punjab