Haal Khata (Bengali: হালখাতা) is a festival celebrated by Bengali merchants, shopkeepers and traders on Pohela Boishakh (the first day of the Bengali Calendar) by opening a new ledger. == History == Mughal emperor Akbar established a new calendar based on the old solar Bengali calendar in 1584 to ease taxation.
Haal Khata (Bengali: হালখাতা) is a festival celebrated by Bengali merchants, shopkeepers and traders on Pohela Boishakh (the first day of the Bengali Calendar) by opening a new ledger. == History == Mughal emperor Akbar established a new calendar based on the old solar Bengali calendar in 1584 to ease taxation.
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