Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.
Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2020
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Friday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 29 | Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 8 | Saturday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 21 | Friday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Feb 26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Monday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 9 | Monday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 10 | Tuesday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Tuesday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 22 | Sunday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Thursday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Mar 28 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Mar 30 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 7 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| Apr 8 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Chaitra Sankranti | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 15 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 16 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 17 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 18 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 19 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 20 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 21 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 22 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 24 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 26 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 27 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 28 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 29 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Apr 30 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 1 | Friday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 2 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 3 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 4 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 6 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| May 6 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 7 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 8 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 9 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 10 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 11 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 12 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 14 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 15 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 16 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 17 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 18 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 19 | Tuesday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| May 19 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 20 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 21 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 22 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| May 22 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 23 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 24 | Sunday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 25 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| May 25 | Monday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 26 | Tuesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| May 26 | Tuesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 28 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| May 28 | Thursday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 29 | Friday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| May 30 | Saturday | Public Holiday | General Holiday (COVID-19) |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Wednesday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 4 | Saturday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 1 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Aug 2 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 3 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Aug 4 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 11 | Tuesday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 20 | Thursday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Aug 22 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 30 | Sunday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Sep 2 | Wednesday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 17 | Thursday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 1 | Thursday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 13 | Tuesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 17 | Saturday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Friday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 14 | Saturday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Nov 27 | Friday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Wednesday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Monday | 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 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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