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Shubho Noboborsho: Pohela Boishakh wishes for the Bengali New Year in English and Bengali, for family, friends, loved ones and Haal Khata customers.

125 wishes · 2 languages · 3 photo designs · Updated October 2026

Pohela Boishakh wishes for kids (8)

  • Shubho Noboborsho, little one! Wear your new clothes and smile wide.

  • Today is the Bengali new year. Make a wish and eat a sweet!

  • Can you help draw the alpana at the door? Happy Pohela Boishakh!

  • Happy New Year! Touch Dadu's feet and get your blessing.

  • Sing, dance and have fun at the mela. Shubho Noboborsho!

  • New year, new crayons, new dreams. Happy Pohela Boishakh!

  • Two rosogollas for you and one for your best friend. Happy New Year!

  • Shubho Noboborsho, champ. Be kind and have fun.

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  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Alpana at the door, joy inside.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: May the new year bring a job for the one who is looking, good marks for the one who is studying and rest for the ones who work so hard.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: আপনার ভরসার জন্য ধন্যবাদ। নতুন হালখাতায় আপনাকে সাদর আমন্ত্রণ। শুভ নববর্ষ।
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: New year, same friendship, more rosogolla. Shubho Noboborsho.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Praying for gentle rains, good harvests and kind hearts this Boishakh.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Let us begin the new year hand in hand. Happy Bengali New Year.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Happy Pohela Boishakh. Grateful to work with such a warm team.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: শুভ নববর্ষ! নতুন বছর আমাদের পরিবারে সুখ, শান্তি আর ভালোবাসা নিয়ে আসুক।
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Today is the Bengali new year. Make a wish and eat a sweet!
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: A new year, a new account book and the same promise of honest service. Happy Pohela Boishakh.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Warm greetings on Pohela Boishakh. May the new year bring prosperity to you and your family.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: There are two kinds of people on Pohela Boishakh: those who eat sweets, and those who eat more sweets.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: নতুন খাতা, নতুন বছর আর সেই একই ভরসা। আমাদের সকল গ্রাহককে শুভ নববর্ষ।
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Mishti, music and a new year.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: A fresh alpana at the door, new clothes on the bed and the whole family at the table. Happy Pohela Boishakh.
  • Pohela Boishakh wishes image: Red and white, sweets and songs. Happy Pohela Boishakh, friend.

About Pohela Boishakh

Pohela Boishakh, also written Poila Baisakh, is the first day of the Bengali calendar and the Bengali New Year. It falls on 14 April in Bangladesh and on 14 or 15 April in West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley.

The Bengali year began as a harvest and revenue calendar, timed so that farmers could pay dues after the crop came in. That is why traders still open a new account book, the Haal Khata, and offer sweets to their customers on this day.

Families wear new clothes, often red and white, draw alpana at the door and greet each other with "Shubho Noboborsho". There are fairs, music, prabhat pheri songs at dawn and feasts with fish, rice and plenty of sweets. In Dhaka the colourful Mangal Shobhajatra procession is listed by UNESCO as cultural heritage.

It is a public holiday in Bangladesh and West Bengal, and Bengali communities in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and the Gulf celebrate it too.

How people celebrate Pohela Boishakh

  • Greeting with "Shubho Noboborsho"
  • Haal Khata: new account books and sweets at shops
  • Alpana at the door
  • New clothes, often red and white
  • Prabhat pheri songs and fairs
  • Feasts with fish, rice and mishti

How to wish well

  • Greet on the morning of the new year; elders are greeted first with a pronam.
  • Shops and businesses send Haal Khata invitations and thanks to their regular customers.
  • In Bangladesh the day is always 14 April; in West Bengal check the local calendar, as it may be the 15th.
  • The festival is shared by Bengalis of every faith, so wishes about the new year, food and songs suit everyone.

Questions about Pohela Boishakh

When is Pohela Boishakh 2027?

In West Bengal, Poila Baisakh 2027 is expected on 15 April. In Bangladesh it is on 14 April, as every year.

Why is Pohela Boishakh on different days in India and Bangladesh?

Bangladesh fixed the date to 14 April with a revised calendar. West Bengal follows the traditional calendar, so the day moves between 14 and 15 April.

What do you say on Pohela Boishakh?

Say "Shubho Noboborsho", which means Happy New Year in Bengali.

What is Haal Khata?

Haal Khata is the opening of a new account book by traders on the first day of the year. Customers are invited for sweets and good wishes.

Which year begins on Pohela Boishakh 2027?

Bengali year 1434 begins in April 2027.

What is Mangal Shobhajatra?

A colourful new year procession in Dhaka with large masks and floats, recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.

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