Bhadro

Bhadro (Bengali: 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.

Bhadro
Kans Grass, locally known as Kashful, in the backdrop of clear blue sky signals the arrival of Bhadro in Bangladesh
Native name	ভাদ্র (Bengali)
Calendar	Bengali calendar
Month number	5
Number of days	31 (Bangladesh); 30/31/32 (India)
Season	Autumn
Gregorian equivalent	August-September
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Etymology

Bhadro is named after the star Purbobhadropod (Bengali: 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