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Months of the Bengali calendar

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Kartika
month in the Hindu calendar
Ashvin
6th month of Assamese and Bangla year
Boishakh
Boishakh (, , Bôishakh, Baishakh) is the first month in the Bengali calendar and Nepali calendar. This month lies between the second half of April and the first half of May.Between 14th April and 15th May.
Magh
tenth month in the Bengali calendar
Joishtho
Joishtho (, Jyôishţhô or , Jôishţhyô, colloquially Jeţh or Joiţh) is the second month and the last month for summer of the Bengali calendar. This month lies between the second half of May and the first half of June.
Choitro
Choitro () is the last month of the Bengali calendar. It falls from mid-March to mid-April and is the last month of Spring ( Bôsôntô). The name of the month is derived from the star Chitra ( Chitra).
Asharh
Asharh ( āshāḍh, āsāḍha) is the third month of the Bengali and Odia calendars and the Tirhuta Panchang (a Hindu calendar followed by the Maithil community in India and Nepal). It is the first of the two months that comprise the wet season, locally known as "Barsha" ( Bôrsha, Barsha, Barsā), when the monsoon winds blow. It is one of the first five months of the year that have 31 days, according to the Bangladeshi version of the Bengali Calendar. In the Indian version of the Bengali Calendar, the month can have up to 32 days.
Srabon
Srabon, Shravan or Shaon ( Srabôn, শাওন Shaon) is the fourth month of the Bengali calendar and one of the two months that make up the wet season, locally called "Barsha" ( Bôrsha). Artisans start making idols for Durga Puja, Kali Puja, etc. in this month.
Bhadro
Bhadro ( Bhadrô) is the fifth month in the Bengali calendar. Bhadro marks the beginning of autumn. 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.
Ogrohayon
Ogrohayon (, Ôgrôhayôn), alternately spelled Agrahayan or Aghran, is the eighth month of the Bengali calendar. It is the second of the two months that make up the dry season, locally called "Hemanta" (, Hemôntô). It is commonly believed that this month is very auspicious for marriage.