Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2017
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Tuesday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 10 | Tuesday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 1 | Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 10 | Friday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Tuesday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Feb 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 1 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Thursday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 12 | Sunday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 13 | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Friday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 26 | Sunday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Chaitra Sankranti | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 15 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 16 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 17 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 24 | Monday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| May 1 | Monday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 10 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| May 11 | Thursday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| May 14 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 18 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jun 22 | Thursday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Jun 23 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Jun 26 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Jun 27 | Tuesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jun 28 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jun 29 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Jul 1 | Saturday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 9 | Sunday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 7 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 14 | Monday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Sep 3 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 4 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 5 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 5 | Tuesday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 6 | Wednesday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Thursday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Friday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Tuesday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 1 | Sunday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 18 | Wednesday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Tuesday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 15 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 2 | Saturday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Saturday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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