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Pahela Baishakh 1425

Pahela Baishakh is celebrated across South and Southeast Asia

In Bangladesh, three calendars are followed: the Gregorian solar calendar (used officially for all purposes), the Islamic lunar calendar (for religious purposes) and the Bangla calender (used for socio-cultural occasions and ceremonies). The Bangla calendar is rooted in agricultural cycle of the In

Pahela Baishakh 1425

It's the day to hit the Refresh Button

The first day of Bangla New Year, Pahela Baishakh stands before us like the first blank page of the first chapter of a 365-page book waiting to be written. It's the day to dust away the forgotten memories and remnants of the past year and welcome the new dawn of a new year. Today, Bengalis irrespe