The Bengali Calendar (Bengali: বঙ্গাব্দ Bônggabdô or বাংলা সন Bangla Sôn) is the sidereal solar calendar officially used by the Bengali people in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. The New Year is Pohela Boishakh, which falls on 14 April or 15 April in the Western calendar. The current Bengali year is 1420. The Bengali year is 594 less than the AD or CE year in the Western calendar if it is before Pohela Boishakh, or 593 less if after Pohela Boishakh.