Bhadro ( ''Bhadrô'') is the fifth month in the
Bengali calendar. Bhadro marks the beginning of
autumn
Autumn, also known as fall (especially in US & Canada), is one of the four temperate seasons on Earth. Outside the tropics, autumn marks the transition from summer to winter, in September (Northern Hemisphere) or March ( Southern Hemisphe ...
. 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 ( ''Purbôbhadrôpôd'').
Events
* The national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam, died on 12 Bhadro 1383.
See also
*
Bengali calendar
*
Culture of Bangladesh
References
Months of the Bengali calendar
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