Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2009
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Saturday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 31 | Saturday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Saturday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Feb 23 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 25 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 25 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Monday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 10 | Tuesday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Mar 11 | Wednesday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 9 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Wednesday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 20 | Monday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 5 | Wednesday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 7 | Friday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| Aug 14 | Friday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 23 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 16 | Wednesday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Sep 18 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Sep 18 | Friday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 19 | Saturday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 24 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 28 | Monday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Saturday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 28 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Nov 29 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Nov 30 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Dec 1 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Wednesday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 18 | Friday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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