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| Gregorian calendar | April 30, 2025 |
| Islamic calendar | 2 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 1446 AH |
| Hebrew calendar | 2 Iyar, AM 5785 ----Omer 17 |
| Coptic calendar | Parmouti 22, 1741 AM |
| Solar Hijri calendar | 10 Ordibehesht, 1404 SH |
| Bengali calendar | Boisakh 17, 1432 BS |
| Julian calendar | 17 April 2025
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The Bengali Calendar (Bengali: বঙ্গাব্দ, romanized: Bôṅgābdô, colloquially বাংলা সন, Bāṅlā Sôn or বাংলা সাল, Bāṅlā Sāl, "Bangla Year"),[1] is a solar calendar[2] used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. A revised version of the calendar is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh and an earlier version of the calendar is followed in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam. Unlike the traditional Indian Hindu calendar which starts with the month of Choitro, the Bengali calendar starts with Boishakh. The bengali calender was started in 590–600 CE to mark the ascent of Shashanka, the first independent king in the unified polity of Bengal.[3][4] Some modifications were done to the original calendar during Mughal emperor Akbar's era, to facilitate the collection of land revenue at the start of bengali harvesting season. The first day of the Bengali year is known as Pohela Boishakh (1st of Boishakh) which is a public holiday in Bangladesh.[5]
The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS)[6] 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 Boishakh.
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- ^ Chakraborty, Yajnaseni (15 April 2022). "A few Bengali calendar basics as we begin 1429".
- ^ Jayakumar, Anagha (15 April 2025). "Why Bangladesh celebrates Pohela Boishakh on April 14". The Indian Express.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Raidah, Nazifa (14 April 2024). "The mystery of Pahela Baishakh and the Bengali calendar". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ Ratan Kumar Das (1996). IASLIC Bulletin. Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres. p. 76.
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