Public holidays
Public holidays in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 8 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday16 DecemberVictory Day
202618 dayspublic holidays in total
202718 daysalready scheduled
2026
Wednesday 4 FebruaryMid-Sha'ban
Saturday 21 FebruaryMartyrs' Day and International Mother Language Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 17 MarchLaylat al-Qadr
Friday 20 MarchJumu'atul-Widafalls on a weekend
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likely
Monday 23 MarchEid al-Fitr
Thursday 26 MarchIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 14 AprilBengali New Year's Day
Friday 1 MayMay Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likely
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekend
Saturday 30 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekend
Friday 26 JuneAshurafalls on a weekend
Wednesday 5 AugustJuly Mass Uprising Day
Wednesday 26 AugustProphet's Birthday
Wednesday 16 DecemberVictory Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
2027
Sunday 24 JanuaryMid-Sha'banlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 21 FebruaryMartyrs' Day and International Mother Language Daylong weekend likely
Friday 5 MarchJumu'atul-Widafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 7 MarchLaylat al-Qadrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 12 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Friday 26 MarchIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 14 AprilBengali New Year's Day
Saturday 1 MayMay Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 18 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 19 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 16 JuneAshuradate set by moon sighting
Thursday 5 AugustJuly Mass Uprising Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 15 AugustProphet's Birthdaylong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Thursday 16 DecemberVictory Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.