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	Bangla calendar Information
		The Bangla calendar, also known as বঙ্গাব্দ Bônggabdo in the Bengali language, is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bengali-speaking regions of India.
		During the reign of the Mughals, the Bangla Calendar was officially implemented throughout the empire.
		The Bangla Calendar was modified by a committee headed by the celebrated scholar Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah under the auspices of the Bangla Academy on 17 February1966.
	www.bookrags.com /Bangabda (1150 words)

	Bangla Calendar
		However, as the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, the agricultural year did not coincide with the fiscal year.
		The length of a year in the Bangla calendar, as in the Gregorian calendar, is counted as 365 days.
		The revised calendar is officially adopted in Bangladesh.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Bangla_calendar (735 words)

	Bangla calendar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bangla calendar also known as Bônggabdo in the Bengali language, is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bangla-speaking regions of India.
		However, as the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, the agricultural year did not coincide with the fiscal year.
		In order to counter this discrepancy and make the Bangla calendar more precise, a committee to reform the Bangla calendar was set up on 17 February 1966 under the auspices of the Bangla Academy and under the guidance of Muhammad Shahidullah.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangla_Calendar (679 words)

	Pohela Baishakh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It falls on April 14 or April 15 of the Gregorian calendar depending on the use of the new amended or the old Bangla calendar respectively.
		In Bangladesh, it is celebrated on April 14 according to the official amended calendar designed by the Bangla Academy.
		However, as the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, the agricultural year does not coincide with the fiscal year.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poila_Baisakh (1083 words)

	The Bengali Calendar
		The Bengali Calendar was further modified and deflawed by a Committee headed by the celebrated scholar Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah under the auspices of the Bangla Academy in 1967 AP.
		These different calendars were used in different parts of the empire making it necessary for a uniform calendar in all parts of the sub-continent and to cater to this necessity the 'Fasali Sone' came into being but they were not uniformly practiced in the vast territories of the empire.
		The calendar that was innovated at Akber's instance is, indeed, a unique conglomerate of the three partners in the calculation of the year in the sub-continent-the Bengali months, the Hijri Calendar and the Gregorian Calendar.
	www.mukto-mona.com /Special_Event_/bengali_calendar.htm (2784 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Babgabda (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though the new calendar was promulgated in the twenty-ninth year of Akbar's reign, it dates from his ascension to the throne on 5 November 1556.
		The Islamic Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar while the Bangla calendar is a solar one.
		In order to counter this discrepancy and make the Bangla calendar more precise, a committee to reform the Bangla calendar was set up on 17 February 1966 under the auspices of the bangla academy and under the guidance of muhammad shahidullah.
	banglapedia.net /HT/B_0124.HTM (673 words)

	Bangladesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The borders of Bangladesh were set by the partition of India in 1947, when it became the eastern wing of Pakistan, separated from the western wing by 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
		Bangla is the official language of Bangladesh, but English is widely spoken as a second language among the middle and upper classes, and is often used in official tasks and higher education.
		The Bangla language boasts a rich literary heritage, mostly shared by Bangladesh and West Bengal.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bangladesh (4507 words)

	Suchmaschine
		The Bengali calendar (Bengali: -- Bônggabdo or -- -- Bangla Shôn) is a traditional solar calendar used in Bangladesh and the states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura in eastern India.
		During the reign of the Mughals, the Bengali Calendar was officially implemented throughout the empire.
		The Bengali Calendar was modified by a committee headed by the celebrated scholar Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah under the auspices of the Bangla Academy on 17 February 1966.
	www.dmoz.ch /lexikon.cgi?sprache=en&q=Bangla_calendar (1586 words)

	Bangla Calendar - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		The Bangla Calendar is the traditional calendar used in Bangladesh and Bangla speaking regions of India.
		However, as the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, the agricultural year does not coincide with the fiscal.
		In order to counter this discrepancy and make the Bangla calendar more precise, a committee to reform the Bangla calendar was set up on 17 February 1966 under the auspices of the Bangla Academy and under the guidance of Muhammad Shahidullah.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=1762421 (505 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It falls on April 14 or April 15 of the Gregorian calendar depending on the use of the new amended or the old Bangla calendar respectively.
		In Bangladesh, it is celebrated on April 14 according to the official amended calendar designed by the Bangla Academy.
		However, as the Hijri calendar is a lunar calendar, it does not coincide with the harvest.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Poila_Baisakh (1601 words)

	Virtual Bangladesh : History of the Bangla Year
		Yes, what is popularly known as Bangla Saal today saw the light of day through an ordinance promulgated by Akbar the Great, the renowned grandson of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babar whose mother and father were descendants of Gengis Khan and Tamerlane respectively.
		The calendar so introduced was originally known as Tarikh-e-Elahi and it was introduced on the 10th or the 11th March in the 29th year of Akbar's reign i.e.
		Some claim inadvertently that the Bangla calendar was introduced by Shashanka, king of Bengal, to commemorate his conquest of Assam.
	www.virtualbangladesh.com /bangla_year.html (1317 words)

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		The earliest literary text in Bangla is the eighth century Charyapada.
		Bangla literature in the medieval age was often either religious (e.g.
		The Baul tradition is a unique heritage of Bangla folk music, and there are numerous other musical traditions in Bangladesh, which vary from one region to the other.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Bangladesh (4028 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		The Bengali calendar () is a traditional solar calendar used in Bangladesh and the states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura in eastern India.
		The names of the twelve months of the Bengali calendar are based on the names of the nokkhotro">à¦¨à¦•à§à¦·à¦¤à§à¦° nokkhotro (lunar mansions): locations of the moon with respect to particular stars during the lunar cycle.
		The Bengali Calendar was modified by a committee headed by the celebrated scholar Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah under the auspices of the Bangla Academy on 17 February1966.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Bangla_Calendar (1382 words)

	Bangladesh
		The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown, though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang that settled in the area around the year 1000 BCE.
		The earliest literary text in Bangla is the eighth century Charyapada.
		Bangla literature in the medieval age was often either religious (e.g.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3Dbangladesh%26type%3Den (3520 words)

	Bangla Months
		The zero year of the Bangla calendar coincides with the zero of the Islamic Hijri calendar since it was introduced by a Muslim Mongol conqueror of India, Emperor Akbar, descendant of Babar, Tamerlane and Chenghis Khan.
		The Bangla calendar was made a solar calendar to better coincide with harvest times and facilitate better collection of taxes.
		Since Akbar had ascended the throne in the year 1556 AD and his new calendar was backdated to that year which was the year 963 in the lunar Hijri era (Islamic calendar).
	www.geocities.com /raqta24/banglac.htm (647 words)

	BANGLA CALENDAR (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Though introduced in 1584 AD, Akbar had the calendar backdated to start on 21st of March of 1556 AD which was the year he had ascended the throne.
		In 1556 AD, the Bengali calendar was assigned the year 963 to coincide with the year in Hijri era which today reads 1418.
		The Bengali calendar is a prime example of the eclectic spirit that had prevailed during the rule of Emperor Akbar.
	www.atma-o-jibon.org /english/bangla_calendar.htm (390 words)

	Bangladesh
		The borders of Bangladesh were demarcated in 1947 when it became the eastern wing of Pakistan, separated by 1000 miles.
		Bangla is the official language of Bangladesh, but English is widely spoken as a second language among the middle and upper classes, and is often accepted in official tasks and higher education.
		Rabindranath wrote what was later adopted as Bangladesh's national anthem Amar Shonar Bangla, whereas a song of Nazrul was adopted as the Martial song.
	www.1bx.com /en/Bangladeshi.htm (4107 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Ekushey February
		On 21 February 1952, corresponding to 8 Falgun 1359 in the Bangla calendar, a number of students campaigning for the recognition of Bangla as one of the state languages of pakistan were killed when police fired upon them.
		Shortly after the creation of Pakistan, at the first session of the Pakistan Legislative Assembly on 23 February 1948, dhirendranath datta proposed that Bangla be made one of the languages of the Assembly along with English and urdu.
		After the resounding victory of the united front in 1954, Bangla was recognised as one of the state languages of Pakistan at a session of the National Assembly on 9 May 1954.
	banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/E_0034.htm (1075 words)

	Calendar Magic
		Calendar Magic is an easy-to-use freeware Windows 95, 98, Me, XP, 32-bit Vista based program that is entertaining, informative, educational, and of equal applicability in the home and in the office.
		A user option is provided to choose between displaying/printing calendars showing each week starting on a Monday (in line with the ISO 8601 international standard), on a Sunday for North American users, or on a Saturday for Middle East users.
		In addition, a calendar for any month, in this year or next year, may be displayed with day numbers highlighted in red for those days in the month for which reminders have been set.
	www.stokepoges.plus.com /calendar.htm (1080 words)

	Web Directory
		Bangla Academy - Bangla Academy came into being on December 3, 1955.
		Bangla Culture: Dictionary of Biography - Information on Shahid intellectuals on the web are almost absent.
		Bangla Songs on the Net - home of Bengali Music - A sample of the rich variety of Bengali music.
	www.recommend.org /dir.asp?lang=en&dir=/Regional/Asia/Bangladesh/Arts_and_Entertainment (417 words)

	Calendar in TutorGig Encyclopedia
		Burmese characters The traditional Burmese calendar is a lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun.
		The International Fixed Calendar League IFCL was an organization that campaigned to establish the International Fixed Calendar, a calendar of 13 months of 28 days each with one extra day at the end of each..
		The proleptic Julian calendar is produced by extending the Julian calendar to dates preceding its official introduction in 45 BC.
	www.tutorgig.com /es/Calendar/4 (714 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Lalon
		Bangla (à¦¬à¦¾à¦‚à¦²à¦¾, IPA:) or Bengali is an Indo-Aryan language of East South Asia, evolved from Sanskrit and Prakrit.
		Lalon intentionally kept his place of birth and the identity of his parents unknown.
		Falgun is the 11th month in the Bangla Calendar.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lalon (922 words)

	The History of Bangla Calendar
		Though introduced in 1584 AD, Akbar had the calendar backdated to start on 21st of March of 1556 AD which was the year he had ascended the throne.
		The Bengali calendar is a prime example of the eclectic spirit that had prevailed during the rule of Emperor Akbar.
		It was a synthesis of features from ancient Indian calendars based on "Surya Siddhanta" with those of the Hijri calendar and the Persina calendar.
	www.bangladeshshowbiz.com /nabarsha.htm (478 words)

	Bangladesh ShowBiz - News update - Bomb kills nine at the Ramna park Bangla new year open concert
		Traditional Bangla New Year celebrations turned into a gory tale of deaths on Saturday, when a devastating bomb explosion left seven people killed on the spot, and at least 20 injured at Ramna Batamul in the city.
		Shilpi came to Dhaka to visit her relative at Indira Road on the occasion of the Bangla New Year.
		Just before 8:00am, as the Chhayanaut programme neared end at the Ramna Batamul, a group of about half a dozen men started pushing their way from the southern side of the stage, hardly ten feet away from the press gallery.
	www.bangladeshshowbiz.com /news/bangla_new_year.htm (1024 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		When the Sanskrit and Bangla Department was split into two separate departments, he became head of the Bangla Department in 1937 and retired from this position in 1944.
		He then rejoined the Bangla Department of the University of Dhaka as a supernumerary teacher and taught there for six yeas as departmental head and dean of the Faculty of Arts.
		Shahidullah is also credited with formulating the rules for the reformed Bangla Calendar.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Muhammad_Shahidullah (659 words)

	Bangla Proshar Committee Home Page
		All Bangla media in Sydney are invited to the SSCL Bangla Class at the Dulwich Hill Centre.
		Bangla Proshar Committee, Australia since its inception in 1998 has been endeavouring hard to establish Bangla in NSW Education System.
		Bangla Proshar Committee is to hold discussion forums and stalls at this this year's Boishakhi Melas (Bengali new year's festival) in Sydney.
	www.banglaprosar.org.au (3524 words)

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		Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the bangla new year, 1414 will be celebrated today (Saturday) across the country with great enthusiasm and traditional festivity.
		Still in the villages the occasion is celebrated through various fairs mainly called ‘Baishakhi Mela’ holding horse race, exhibition, boat race etc. which is undoubtedly source of enormous joy and happiness of the people specially the children.
		Mughal Emperor Akbar started the Bangla calendar year and the celebration of Pahela Baishakh began during his rule.
	www.bangladesh-web.com /view.php?hidDate=2007-04-15&hidType=LOC (957 words)

	Pahela Baishakh
		The calendar is so well thought and well founded that it complies in full with the dominant agricultural mode of our life and the picturesque cycle of nature.
		It is the same with the names of other Bangla months that bear the key characteristics of the particular season.
		The Bangla New Year festival is thought to have been introduced by the Mughal Nawabs of Bengal.
	www.dhakacourier.net /issue38/other/doc1.html (1149 words)

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