Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2022
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
Jan 10 | Monday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
Feb 5 | Saturday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Feb 16 | Wednesday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Feb 21 | Monday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
Mar 1 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
Mar 1 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
Mar 2 | Wednesday | National Flag Day | Observance |
Mar 2 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Mar 17 | Thursday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
Mar 17 | Thursday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
Mar 18 | Friday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
Mar 19 | Saturday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 26 | Saturday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
Mar 30 | Wednesday | Arrival Day of Sri Sri Harichand Tagore | Optional Holiday |
Apr 13 | Wednesday | Chaitra Sankranti | Optional Holiday |
Apr 14 | Thursday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
Apr 14 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 15 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 16 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 17 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
Apr 18 | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance |
Apr 29 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
Apr 29 | Friday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
May 1 | Sunday | May Day | Government Holiday |
May 2 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
May 3 | Tuesday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
May 4 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
May 5 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
May 8 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
May 15 | Sunday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
Jun 19 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
Jul 1 | Friday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
Jul 9 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jul 10 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
Jul 11 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jul 12 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
Jul 12 | Tuesday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Jul 30 | Saturday | Muharram | Observance |
Aug 9 | Tuesday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
Aug 11 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
Aug 15 | Monday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
Aug 18 | Thursday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
Aug 31 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
Sep 9 | Friday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Sep 21 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
Sep 25 | Sunday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
Sep 26 | Monday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
Oct 4 | Tuesday | Mahanabami | Optional Holiday |
Oct 5 | Wednesday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
Oct 9 | Sunday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
Oct 9 | Sunday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
Oct 9 | Sunday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Oct 24 | Monday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
Nov 7 | Monday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
Dec 16 | Friday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
Dec 22 | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
Dec 26 | Monday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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