Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
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Thursday | February 21 | Language Martyrs’ Day | International Mother Language Day |
Sunday | March 17 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Father of Nation of Bangladesh |
Tuesday | March 26 | Independence Day | Declaration of Independence from Pakistan in 1971 |
Sunday | April 14 | Bengali New Year | Festival marking the start of the Bengali year |
Sunday | April 21 | Shab e-Barat | Night of Records |
Wednesday | May 01 | May Day | International Labour Day |
Saturday | May 18 | Buddha Purnima | Birth of Buddha. Observed on the day of the full moon in May |
Friday | May 31 | Jumatul Bidah | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan |
Sunday | June 02 | Night of Destiny | Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan |
Tuesday | June 04 | Eid ul-Fitr | End of Ramadan |
Wednesday | June 05 | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | |
Thursday | June 06 | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | |
Sunday | August 11 | Eid ul-Adha | Date varies on Lunar cycle |
Monday | August 12 | Eid ul-Adha Day 2 | Date varies on Lunar cycle |
Tuesday | August 13 | Eid ul-Adha Day 3 | Date varies on Lunar cycle |
Thursday | August 15 | National Mourning Day | |
Friday | August 23 | Janmashtami | Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
Tuesday | September 10 | Ashura | 10th day of Muharram |
Tuesday | October 08 | Durga Puja | |
Sunday | November 10 | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | |
Monday | December 16 | Victory Day | Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day |