Bengali calendarThe Bengali calendar or Bangla calendar (colloquially Bāṅlā Sôn or Bāṅlā Sāl, 'Bangla Year') is a solar calendar used in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. In contrast to the traditional Indian Hindu calendar, which begins with the month Chaitra, the Bengali calendar starts with Baishakh.
2005 Bangladesh bombingsOn 17 August 2005, around 500 bomb explosions occurred at 300 locations in 63 of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. The bombs exploded within a half-hour period, starting at 11:00 am. A terrorist organization, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), claimed responsibility for the bombings. The group was led by Shaykh Abdur Rahman and Siddique ul-Islam (also known as Bangla Bhai).
Bengali languageBengali, also known by its endonym Bangla, is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is primarily spoken by the Bengali people, native to the Bengal region (Bangladesh and India's West Bengal) as well as in Barak Valley in Assam and Tripura in South Asia.
AutumnAutumn, also known as fall in North American English, is one of the four temperateseasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, beginning in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March (Southern Hemisphere). Autumn is the season when the duration of daytime becomes noticeably shorter and the temperature cools considerably.
Kazi Nazrul IslamBengali poet, writer and musician (1899–1976)Kazi Nazrul Islam (Bengali:; 24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976) was a Bengali poet, short story writer, journalist, lyricist, and musician. He was later honoured with the title of national poet of Bangladesh. Nazrul produced a large body of poetry, music, messages, novels, and stories with themes that included equality, justice, anti-imperialism, humanity, rebellion against oppression and religious devotion.
Purva BhadrapadaPūrva Bhādrapadā (lit. "the early blessed one", "highly intuitive"), also known as Pūrațțāti (பூரட்டாதி) in Tamil and Pūrūruțțāti (പൂരൂരുട്ടാതി) in Malayalam, is the twenty-fifth of the 27 Nakshatra (constellations) in Indian astronomy and Hindu astrology, corresponding to α and βPegasi. It is placed under the domain of Bṛhaspati, the deity represented by the planet Jupiter.
SrabonSrabon, Shravan or Shaon (Bengali: শ্রাবণ, romanized: Srabôn, শাওন Shaon) is the fourth month of the Bengali calendar and one of the two months that make up the wet season, locally called "Barsha" (Bengali: বর্ষাBôrsha). Artisans start making idols for Durga Puja, Kali Puja, etc. in this month. EtymologyIt is named after the star Shrobona (শ্রবণাShrôbôna).
Bangla AcademyThe Bangla Academy (Bengali: বাংলা একাডেমি, pronounced) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution funded by the government of Bangladesh that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop and implement national language policy and conducts original research in Bengali.
JoishthoJoishtho (Bengali: জ্যৈষ্ঠ, romanized: Jyôishţhô or Bengali: জৈষ্ঠ্য, romanized: Jôishţhyô, colloquially জেঠJeţh or জৈঠJoiţh) is the second month and the last month of summer in the Bengali calendar. This month lasts from 15/16 May to 14/15 June.
Romanisation of BengaliRomanisation of Bengali is the representation of written Bengali in the Latin script. Various romanisation systems for Bengali are used, most of which do not perfectly represent Bengali phonology. While different standards for romanisation have been proposed for Bengali, none has been adopted with the same degree of uniformity as Japanese or Sanskrit.
AsharhAsharh (Bengali: আষাঢ়, romanized: āshāḍh, Odia: ଆଷାଢ଼, romanized: āsāḍha) is the third month of the Bengali and Odia calendars and the Tirhuta Panchang (a Hindu calendar followed by the Maithil community in India and Nepal).
OgrohayonOgrohayon (Bengali: অগ্রহায়ণ, Ôgrôhayôn), also spelled Agrahayan or Aghran, is the eighth month of the Bengali calendar. It is the second of the two months that make up the dry season, locally called "Hemanta" (Bengali: হেমন্ত, Hemôntô). It is commonly believed that this month is very auspicious for marriage.Notuner GaanNational march of Bangladesh "Notuner Gan", more popularly known by its incipit "Chol Chol Chol", is the national march of Bangladesh, whose lyrics and tune were written by national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in 1928. It was first published in the newspaper Shikha (শিখা 'Flame') with the title Notuner Gaan, and was later included in Nazrul's book Sandha (সন্ধ্যা 'Evening').*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.