Bhadro Explained

Calendar:	Bengali calendar
Num:	5
Days:	31 (Bangladesh); 30/31/32 (India)
Season:	Autumn
Gregorian:	August-September

Bhadro (bn|ভাদ্র Bhadrô) is the fifth month in the Bengali calendar.^[1] Bhadro marks the beginning of autumn.^[2] According to the modified calendar developed by the Bangla Academy, the month of Bhadro has 31 days from 18 August to 17 September in Bangladesh.

Etymology

Bhadro is named after the star Purbobhadropod (bn|পূর্বভাদ্রপদ Purbôbhadrôpôd).

Events

• The national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam, died on 12 Bhadro 1383.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Bengali calendar
• Culture of Bangladesh

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bangabda. Banglapedia. en. 2017-04-18. 2018-01-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105070149/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangabda. live.
2. News: Nababarsha Special. The Daily Star. 2017-04-18. 2017-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419103806/http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/boishakh04/boishakh02.html. live.
3. News: Nazrul's 35th anniversary of death tomorrow. 2011-08-26. The Daily Star. 2017-04-18. en. 2017-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419103908/http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-200221. live.
4. News: Nazrul's death anniversary today. 2015-08-27. The Daily Star. 2017-04-18. en. 2017-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705035932/http://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/nazruls-death-anniversary-today-133309. live.