Pohela Boishakh
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title:
Pohela Boishakh
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Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam. It is a festival based on the spring harvest—which marks the first day of the new year in the official calendar of Bangladesh. The Pohela Boishakh has its origins in the Mughal Empire, representing the proclamation of tax collection reforms under Akbar. Its celebration is rooted in the traditions of the Mahifarash community of Old Dhaka. Pre
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Bengali new year
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohela_Boishakh
date created:
2004-04-15T06:47:28Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:11:01Z
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