Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2018
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Wednesday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 21 | Sunday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 31 | Wednesday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Wednesday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Mar 1 | Thursday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Friday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Friday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 17 | Saturday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Tuesday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 26 | Monday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Mar 29 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 30 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 31 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 1 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 2 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Friday | Chaitra Sankranti | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Friday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Saturday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| Apr 29 | Sunday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Tuesday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Tuesday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| May 13 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 11 | Monday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Jun 15 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Jun 15 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Jun 16 | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jun 17 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 18 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Jun 21 | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Sunday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 27 | Friday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Wednesday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Aug 23 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 24 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 26 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Sunday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Sep 12 | Wednesday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 21 | Friday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Sep 23 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 25 | Tuesday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 8 | Monday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 10 | Wednesday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 19 | Friday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 24 | Wednesday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Wednesday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 6 | Tuesday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 7 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 20 | Tuesday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Sunday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 19 | Wednesday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 22 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
| Dec 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 25 | Tuesday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 26 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 30 | Sunday | Election Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Monday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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