Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2014
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Friday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 14 | Tuesday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Feb 4 | Tuesday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 12 | Wednesday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Friday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Feb 27 | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Sunday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 16 | Sunday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Monday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 26 | Wednesday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Monday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 19 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| May 1 | Thursday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 11 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 13 | Tuesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| May 27 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 14 | Saturday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Tuesday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 25 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Jul 26 | Saturday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Jul 28 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Jul 29 | Tuesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jul 30 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 1 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 10 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Friday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 17 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Aug 29 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 8 | Monday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Thursday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Oct 6 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Wednesday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 23 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 23 | Thursday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 25 | Saturday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 4 | Tuesday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Tuesday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Friday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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