Public Holidays in Bangladesh 2026

Complete list of 18 public holidays and observances in Bangladesh for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)March 20, 2026

Today

15 Public Holidays

248 Working Days

117 Days Off

4 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Feb 21	Saturday	Language Martyrs' Day	Public
Mar 17	Tuesday	Mujib's Birthday & Children's Day	Public
Mar 20	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)	Public
Mar 25	Wednesday	Genocide Remembrance Day	Observance
Mar 26	Thursday	Independence Day	Public
Apr 14	Tuesday	Bengali New Year's Day	Public
May 1	Friday	May Day	Public
May 19	Tuesday	Buddha's Birthday	Public
May 27	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	Public
Jun 25	Thursday	Day of Ashura	Public
Aug 15	Saturday	National Mourning Day	Public
Aug 24	Monday	Krishna Janmashtami	Public
Aug 25	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)	Public
Oct 8	Thursday	Durga Puja	Public
Nov 21	Saturday	Armed Forces Day	Observance
Dec 14	Monday	Martyred Intellectuals Day	Observance
Dec 16	Wednesday	Victory Day	Public
Dec 25	Friday	Christmas Day	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

Bangladesh has 4 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

August 22, 2026 — August 25, 2026 4 days

Krishna Janmashtami, Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)

March 20, 2026 — March 22, 2026 3 days

End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

May Day

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day

Holidays by Month

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

13 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

2 On Weekends

Already non-working days

3 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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