CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Bengali new year is also referred to as Pohela Boishakh or Nobo Borso.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pohela Boishakh (Bengali: ) is the first day of the Bengali calendar which is also the official calendar of Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-3: -Poila Baishakh or Bengali New Year is celebrated with much splendour among the Bengali communities spread all over the world. The day is observed on the first day of the Bengali calendar, which usually falls either on the 14th or 15th of April.

Detailed explanation-4: -Boishakh (Bengali: , Nepali: , Bôishakh, Baishakh) is the first month in the Assamese calendar, Bengali calendar and Nepali calendar. This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bengali New Year is referred to in Bengali as “New Year” (Bengali: Nôbobôrsho, from Sanskrit Nava(new) Barṣha(year) or “First of Boishakh” (Bengali: Pôhela Boishakh. Nobo means new and Borsho means year. In Bengali, Pohela stands for ‘first’ and Baishakh is first month of Bengali calendar.