Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2008
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Thursday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 10 | Thursday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Feb 6 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 11 | Monday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Thursday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Sunday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 5 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Monday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 22 | Saturday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 22 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 23 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 24 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Wednesday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Monday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Thursday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 11 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 20 | Tuesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| Jun 15 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Tuesday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 31 | Thursday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Friday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 16 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 17 | Sunday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| Aug 23 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Sep 3 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| Sep 26 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Sep 27 | Saturday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Sep 28 | Sunday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 30 | Tuesday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 2 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Oct 4 | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Sunday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 5 | Sunday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 9 | Thursday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 14 | Tuesday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Halloween | Observance |
| Dec 9 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Dec 10 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Dec 11 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Dec 12 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Tuesday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | 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 29 | Monday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
