![]() Some historians attribute the Bengali calendar to the 7th century Bengali king Shashanka, whose reign covered the Bengali era of 594 CE. Among the Bengali community in India, the traditional Indian Hindu calendar continues to be in use, and it sets the Hindu festivals. ![]() The revised version of the Bengali calendar was officially adopted in Bangladesh in 1987. It is 594 less than the AD or CE year in the Gregorian calendar if it is before Pôyla Bôishakh, or 593 less if after Pôyla Bôishakh. The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS) or the Bengali year ( বাংলা সন Bangla Sôn, বাংলা সাল Bangla sal, or Bangabda) has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE. The New Year in the Bengali calendar is known as Pôhela Boishakh. 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. The Bengali Calendar or Bangla Calendar ( Bengali: বঙ্গাব্দ, lit.'Baṅgābda'), colloquially ( Bengali: বাংলা সন, romanized: Baṅgla Śon), is a solar calendar used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols.
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