Holidays and Observances in Bangladesh in 2024
Date | Name | Type | |
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Jan 1 | Monday | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
Jan 7 | Sunday | Election Day | National Holiday |
Jan 10 | Wednesday | Bangabandhu Homecoming Day | Observance |
Feb 9 | Friday | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
Feb 14 | Wednesday | Saraswati Puja | Optional Holiday |
Feb 14 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
Feb 14 | Wednesday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
Feb 21 | Wednesday | Language Martyrs' Day | Government Holiday |
Feb 23 | Friday | Maghi Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Feb 26 | Monday | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday |
Mar 2 | Saturday | National Flag Day | Observance |
Mar 8 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | Optional Holiday |
Mar 12 | Tuesday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
Mar 17 | Sunday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Government Holiday |
Mar 20 | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
Mar 25 | Monday | Holi | Hindu Holiday |
Mar 25 | Monday | Doljatra | Optional Holiday |
Mar 26 | Tuesday | Independence Day | Government Holiday |
Mar 28 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
Mar 29 | Friday | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
Mar 30 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
Mar 31 | Sunday | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
Apr 1 | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance |
Apr 6 | Saturday | Arrival Day of Sri Sri Harichand Tagore | Optional Holiday |
Apr 7 | Sunday | Shab-e-qadr | Government Holiday |
Apr 10 | Wednesday | Eid ul-Fitr (Tentative Date) | Government Holiday |
Apr 12 | Friday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Government Holiday |
Apr 13 | Saturday | Chaitra Sankranti | Optional Holiday |
Apr 13 | Saturday | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
Apr 14 | Sunday | Bengali New Year | Government Holiday |
May 1 | Wednesday | May Day | Government Holiday |
May 12 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance |
May 23 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Government Holiday |
Jun 16 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jun 16 | Sunday | Fathers' Day | Observance |
Jun 17 | Monday | Eid al-Adha | Government Holiday |
Jun 18 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Government Holiday |
Jun 19 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | Optional Holiday |
Jun 21 | Friday | June Solstice | Season |
Jul 1 | Monday | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
Jul 8 | Monday | Muharram | Observance |
Jul 17 | Wednesday | Ashura | Government Holiday |
Jul 20 | Saturday | Ashari Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Jul 21 | Sunday | Extraordinary Holiday | National Holiday |
Jul 22 | Monday | Extraordinary Holiday | National Holiday |
Jul 23 | Tuesday | Extraordinary Holiday | National Holiday |
Aug 5 | Monday | Extraordinary Holiday | National Holiday |
Aug 19 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Hindu Holiday |
Aug 26 | Monday | Janmashtami | Government Holiday |
Sep 4 | Wednesday | Akhari Chahar Somba | Optional Holiday |
Sep 7 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Hindu Holiday |
Sep 16 | Monday | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Government Holiday |
Sep 16 | Monday | Madhu Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Sep 22 | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
Oct 2 | Wednesday | Mahalaya | Optional Holiday |
Oct 3 | Thursday | First Day of Navaratri | Hindu Holiday |
Oct 10 | Thursday | Durga Puja Holiday | Optional Holiday |
Oct 11 | Friday | Ashtami | Optional Holiday |
Oct 12 | Saturday | Mahanabami | Optional Holiday |
Oct 13 | Sunday | Durga Puja | Government Holiday |
Oct 15 | Tuesday | Fateha-i-Yajdaham (Tentative Date) | Optional Holiday |
Oct 16 | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja | Optional Holiday |
Oct 16 | Wednesday | Prabarana Purnima | Optional Holiday |
Oct 31 | Thursday | Sri Shayama Puja | Optional Holiday |
Oct 31 | Thursday | Halloween | Observance |
Dec 16 | Monday | Victory Day | Government Holiday |
Dec 21 | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
Dec 24 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
Dec 25 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | Government Holiday |
Dec 26 | Thursday | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
Dec 31 | Tuesday | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
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