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🇧🇩 Bangladesh public holidays 2026

Bangladesh has 39 public holidays in 2026, plus 36 other observances and regional holidays. The first is Shab e-Barat on February 4 and the last is New Year's Eve on December 31.

32 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Bangladesh in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayOptional holiday
January 10SaturdayBangabandhu Homecoming DayObservance
January 17SaturdayShab-e-MerajOptional holiday
January 23FridaySaraswati PujaOptional holiday
February 1SundayMaghi PurnimaOptional holiday
February 4WednesdayShab e-BaratPublic holiday
February 11WednesdayElection DayPublic holiday
February 12ThursdayElection Day HolidayPublic holiday
February 18WednesdayAsh WednesdayOptional holiday
February 18WednesdayRamadan StartObservance
February 21SaturdayInternational Mother Language Dayশহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবসPublic holiday
February 21SaturdayLanguage Martyrs' DayPublic holiday
March 2MondayNational Flag DayObservance
March 3TuesdayHoliOptional holiday
March 17TuesdayShab-e-qadrPublic holiday
March 17TuesdayArrival Day of Sri Sri Harichand TagoreOptional holiday
March 19ThursdayEid ul-Fitr HolidayPublic holiday
March 20FridayEid ul-Fitr HolidayPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 20FridayJumatul BidahPublic holiday
March 21SaturdayEid ul-FitrPublic holiday
March 22SundayEid ul-Fitr HolidayPublic holiday
March 23MondayEid ul-Fitr HolidayPublic holiday
March 24TuesdayEid ul-Fitr HolidayOptional holiday
March 26ThursdayIndependence DayPublic holiday
March 26ThursdayIndependence and National Dayস্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবসPublic holiday
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayOptional holiday
April 3FridayGood FridayOptional holiday
April 4SaturdayHoly SaturdayOptional holiday
April 5SundayEaster DayOptional holiday
April 6MondayEaster MondayObservance
April 13MondayChaitra SankrantiPublic holiday
April 14TuesdayBengali New Yearনববর্ষPublic holiday
April 30ThursdayBuddha Purnima HolidayOptional holiday
May 1FridayLabour Dayমে দিবসPublic holiday
May 1FridayMay DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayBuddha Purnima/VesakPublic holiday
May 2SaturdayBuddha Purnima HolidayOptional holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
May 25MondayEid al-Adha HolidayPublic holiday
May 26TuesdayEid al-Adha HolidayPublic holiday
May 27WednesdayEid al-Adha HolidayPublic holiday
May 28ThursdayEid al-AdhaPublic holiday
May 29FridayEid al-Adha HolidayPublic holiday
May 30SaturdayEid al-Adha HolidayPublic holiday
May 31SundayEid al-Adha HolidayPublic holiday
June 1MondayEid al-Adha HolidayOptional holiday
June 17WednesdayMuharramPublic holiday
June 21SundayFather's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 26FridayAshuraPublic holiday
July 1WednesdayJuly 1 Bank HolidayPublic holiday
July 29WednesdayAshari PurnimaOptional holiday
August 5WednesdayJuly Mass Uprising Dayজুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবসPublic holiday
August 5WednesdayStudent-People Uprising DayPublic holiday
August 26WednesdayEid e-Milad-un NabiPublic holiday
September 4FridayJanmashtamiPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
September 24ThursdayFateha-i-YajdahamOptional holiday
September 26SaturdayMadhu PurnimaOptional holiday
October 10SaturdayMahalayaOptional holiday
October 19MondayAshtamiOptional holiday
October 20TuesdayMahanabamiPublic holiday
October 21WednesdayDurga PujaPublic holiday
October 25SundayLakshmi PujaOptional holiday
October 25SundayPrabarana PurnimaOptional holiday
October 31SaturdayHalloweenObservance
November 7SaturdayNational Revolution and Solidarity DayPublic holiday
November 8SundaySri Shayama PujaOptional holiday
December 16WednesdayVictory Dayবিজয় দিবসPublic holiday
December 22TuesdayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveOptional holiday
December 25FridayChristmas Dayবড়দিনPublic holiday
December 26SaturdayBoxing DayOptional holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EvePublic holiday