Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2015
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
Jan 4 | Sunday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
Jan 10 | Saturday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
Jan 25 | Sunday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
Feb 1 | Sunday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
Feb 3 | Tuesday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Feb 17 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
Feb 18 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Feb 21 | Saturday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
Mar 2 | Monday | National Flag Day | Observance |
Mar 5 | Thursday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
Mar 6 | Friday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
Mar 17 | Tuesday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
Mar 21 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 26 | Thursday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 4 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
Apr 14 | Tuesday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
May 1 | Friday | May Day | Government Holiday |
May 3 | Sunday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
May 10 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
May 17 | Sunday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
Jun 2 | Tuesday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
Jun 21 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
Jul 1 | Wednesday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
Jul 15 | Wednesday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
Jul 17 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
Jul 17 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jul 18 | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
Jul 19 | Sunday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jul 20 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
Jul 31 | Friday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Aug 15 | Saturday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
Aug 29 | Saturday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
Sep 5 | Saturday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
Sep 17 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
Sep 25 | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
Sep 26 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
Sep 27 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
Sep 28 | Monday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Oct 12 | Monday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
Oct 14 | Wednesday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
Oct 15 | Thursday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
Oct 22 | Thursday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
Oct 24 | Saturday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
Oct 26 | Monday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
Oct 27 | Tuesday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Oct 31 | Saturday | Halloween | Observance |
Nov 10 | Tuesday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
Dec 9 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
Dec 16 | Wednesday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
Dec 22 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
Dec 25 | Friday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
Dec 26 | Saturday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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