Bangla Panjika · Month 1 of 12
Boishakh 1432 BS (বৈশাখ)
Boishakh is the 1st month of the Bengali calendar. Boishakh 1432 starts on April 15, 2025 (Apr–May 2025) and contains 3 listed festivals in this Bangla Panjika.
Boishakh (বৈশাখ) 1432 BS
April 15, 2025 – May 15, 2025
Boishakh 1432 BS — Festivals & Holidays
- Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)1 Boishakh
First day of the Bengali year and one of the largest cultural celebrations in Bengal.
- Akshaya Tritiya14 Boishakh
Considered an auspicious day for new ventures and gold purchases.
- Rabindra Jayanti25 Boishakh
Birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
About Boishakh (বৈশাখ)
Boishakh marks the start of the Bengali year. The most important celebration is Pohela Boishakh — Bengali New Year — observed on 1 Boishakh with new year's wishes (Subho Nababarsha), traditional sweets, halkhata in Bengali businesses, and large fairs across West Bengal and Bangladesh.
In the Bengali calendar, Boishakh corresponds to the Gregorian period Apr–May. The Sun enters the corresponding zodiacal sign at the start of Boishakh, and devotees observe a number of religious tithi and pujas through the month.
Other months of 1432 BS
- Boishakh 1432 (Apr–May)
- Joishtho 1432 (May–Jun)
- Asadh 1432 (Jun–Jul)
- Srabon 1432 (Jul–Aug)
- Bhadro 1432 (Aug–Sep)
- Ashshin 1432 (Sep–Oct)
- Kartik 1432 (Oct–Nov)
- Ogrohaeon 1432 (Nov–Dec)
- Poush 1432 (Dec–Jan)
- Magh 1432 (Jan–Feb)
- Falgun 1432 (Feb–Mar)
- Choitro 1432 (Mar–Apr)