Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2013
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 9 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Thursday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 25 | Friday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Feb 13 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 15 | Friday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 21 | Thursday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Feb 22 | Friday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 25 | Monday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Saturday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 10 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Sunday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 21 | Thursday | Public Holiday to Mourn President Zillur Rahman's Death | Government Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Tuesday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Tuesday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Wednesday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 30 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Sunday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Wednesday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 12 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 23 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| Jun 6 | Thursday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 16 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 25 | Tuesday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| Jul 1 | Monday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Aug 2 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Aug 6 | Tuesday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Aug 8 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Aug 9 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 10 | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 11 | Sunday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Thursday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 20 | Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 28 | Wednesday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Sep 9 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 18 | Wednesday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 5 | Saturday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Monday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 14 | Monday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 15 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Oct 16 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Friday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 2 | Saturday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 3 | Sunday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 5 | Tuesday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Nov 14 | Thursday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Monday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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