How Many Days Until Pohela Boishakh?

English Date

Wednesday, April 14, 2027

Bengali Date

1 Boishakh 1434

Hijri Date

6 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1448 AH

Day of the Week

Wednesday

* Dates for coming years are calculated and may change when the government announces its holiday list.

Pohela Boishakh is the Bengali New Year, the first day of the month of Boishakh. In Bangladesh it falls on 14 April every year under the Bangla Academy calendar. The day starts with songs at Ramna and the procession from the Faculty of Fine Arts, shopkeepers open their halkhata, people eat panta with hilsa, and Boishakhi fairs run across the country.