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Holidays / Bangladesh

Bangladesh public holidays

Public holidays in Bangladesh, 2026

18 public holidays, 3 next to the weekend and 3 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

18Holidays in 2026
in 38 daysNext holiday
3Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
4 Feb 2026WedMid-Sha'banশবে বরাতweekdaypast
21 Feb 2026SatMartyrs' Day and International Mother Language Dayশহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবসweekendpast
17 Mar 2026TueLaylat al-Qadrশবে কদরweekdaypast
20 Mar 2026FriJumu'atul-Widaজুমাতুল বিদাweekendpast
21 Mar 2026SatEid al-Fitrঈদুল ফিতরweekendpast
22 Mar 2026SunEid al-Fitrঈদুল ফিতরlong weekendpast
23 Mar 2026MonEid al-Fitrঈদুল ফিতরweekdaypast
26 Mar 2026ThuIndependence Dayস্বাধীনতা দিবসlong weekendpast
14 Apr 2026TueBengali New Year's Dayপহেলা বৈশাখweekdaypast
1 May 2026FriMay Dayমে দিবসweekendpast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adhaঈদুল আজহাlong weekendpast
29 May 2026FriEid al-Adhaঈদুল আজহাweekendpast
30 May 2026SatEid al-Adhaঈদুল আজহাweekendpast
26 Jun 2026FriAshuraআশুরাweekendpast
5 Aug 2026WedJuly Mass Uprising Dayজুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থান দিবসweekdaypast
26 Aug 2026WedProphet's Birthdayঈদে মিলাদুন্নবীweekdaypast
16 Dec 2026WedVictory Dayবিজয় দিবসweekdayin 38 days
25 Dec 2026FriChristmas Dayবড়দিনweekendin 47 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

JFMAMJJASOND

Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

20 Mar to 23 MarJumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-Fitr4 days
26 Mar to 28 MarIndependence Day3 days
28 May to 30 MayEid al-Adha3 days

More on Bangladesh

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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