Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2016
| Date | Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Jan 10 | Sunday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
| Jan 22 | Friday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 10 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 12 | Friday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Feb 21 | Sunday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
| Feb 22 | Monday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 2 | Wednesday | National Flag Day | Observance |
| Mar 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 17 | Thursday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| Mar 23 | Wednesday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
| Mar 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 25 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
| Mar 26 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Mar 28 | Monday | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 13 | Wednesday | Chaitra Sankranti | Optional Holiday |
| Apr 14 | Thursday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
| May 1 | Sunday | May Day | Government Holiday |
| May 5 | Thursday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| May 8 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
| May 23 | Monday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
| Jun 19 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah | Government Holiday |
| Jul 1 | Friday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Jul 3 | Sunday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
| Jul 4 | Monday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | National holiday |
| Jul 5 | Tuesday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | National holiday |
| Jul 6 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr | Government Holiday |
| Jul 7 | Thursday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jul 8 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Jul 9 | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | Optional Holiday |
| Jul 19 | Tuesday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Aug 15 | Monday | National Mourning Day | Government Holiday |
| Aug 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
| Aug 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
| Sep 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
| Sep 12 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
| Sep 13 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 14 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
| Sep 16 | Friday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 16 | Friday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Sep 22 | Thursday | September Equinox | Season |
| Oct 2 | Sunday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
| Oct 3 | Monday | Muharram | Government Holiday |
| Oct 7 | Friday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
| Oct 11 | Tuesday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
| Oct 15 | Saturday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 29 | Saturday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
| Oct 31 | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| Nov 30 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
| Dec 13 | Tuesday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
| Dec 16 | Friday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | 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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