Baishakh is the first month in the The Bangla Calendar is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bangla speaking regions of India. The calendar is based on the solar year. The new years day falls on April 14. History Under the Mughals, agricultural taxes were collected according to the Hijri calendar. However, as the Hijri calendar... Bangla Calendar used in The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( Bangla: গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলােদশ) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. There has long been... Bangladesh and parts of The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. India has grown significantly, both in population and in strategic importance in the last two decades. The Indian economy is... India.

The first day of Baishakh is celebrated as the "Pohela Baishakh" or Bangla New Years day. The day is observed with cultural programs, festivals and carnivals all around the country. The day of 'Pohela Baishakh' is also the beginning of all business activities in The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh ( Bangla: গনপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলােদশ) is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. There has long been... Bangladesh and neighboring Indian state of West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pôščim Bôngô) is a state in the northeast of India. Neighbouring regions are Nepal and Sikkim to the northwest, Bhutan to the north, Assam to the northeast, Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of... West Bengal. The traders purchase new accounting books called 'Halkhata'. The accounting in the 'Halkhata' begins only after this day. The shops also offer sweets and other gifts to customers.

The month of Baishakh also marks the official start of Summer. The month is notorious for the afternoon storms called Kalbaishakhis. The storms usually start with strong gusts from the north-western direction at the end of a hot day and cause widespread destruction.

Baishakh is the month when many of the seasonal fruits, especially Species Ref: is by far the most important commercially. Reference to mangos as the food of the gods can be found in the Hindu Vedas, written in about 4000 B.C. The name of the fruit comes from the Tamil word , generally translated as bulls testicles, from the shape... Mango and Binomial name ) is a species of tree and its fruit, widely grown in Southeast-Asia and Brazil. The jackfruit is in the mulberry family Moraceae, and thought to be native to India and Bangladesh. It is the national fruit of Bangladesh. The Jackfruit bears fruit three years after planting and... Jackfruit become available.

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• The Bangla Calendar is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bangla speaking regions of India. The calendar is based on the solar year. The new years day falls on April 14. History Under the Mughals, agricultural taxes were collected according to the Hijri calendar. However, as the Hijri calendar... Bangla Calendar