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In 1966, a committee headed by Muhammad Shahidullah was appointed in Bangladesh to reform the traditional Bengali calendar. It proposed the first five months 31 days long, rest 30 days each, with the month of Falgun adjusted to 31 days in every leap year. [3] This was officially adopted by Bangladesh in 1987. [3] [20]
In Bangladesh, however, the old Bengali calendar was modified in 1966 by a committee headed by Muhammad Shahidullah, making the first five months 31 days long, the rest 30 days each, with the month of Falgun adjusted to 31 days in every leap year. [10]
The month has 29 or 30 days, based on the true movements of the Sun, in the old non-reformed Bengali calendar, still used in West Bengal, [1] and in the Nepali calendar. [ 6 ] Falgun was named for the nakshatra ( lunar mansion ) Uttara phalguni , in the vicinity of which the full moon appears at that time of the year. [ 7 ]
In Bangladesh however, the old Bengali calendar was modified in 1966 by a committee headed by Muhammad Shahidullah, making the first five months 31 days long, rest 30 days each, with the month of Falgun adjusted to 31 days in every leap year. [37] This was officially adopted by Bangladesh in 1987.
[3] [4] It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar. [5] In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.
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The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Baṅgābda is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are celebrated according to Bengali, Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively.
Bhadro (Bengali: ভাদ্র Bhadrô) is the fifth month in the Bengali calendar. [1] Bhadro marks the beginning of autumn . [ 2 ] According to the modified calendar developed by the Bangla Academy , the month of Bhadro has 31 days from 18 August to 17 September in Bangladesh.