Public holidays
Public holidays in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has 18 public holidays in 2026, of which 4 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 — in 96 days
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-Widalong weekend likely
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekend
Monday 23 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likely
Thursday 26 MarchIndependence Day
Tuesday 14 AprilBengali New Year's Day
Friday 1 MayMay Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adha
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likely
Saturday 30 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekend
Friday 26 JuneAshuralong weekend likely
Wednesday 5 AugustJuly Mass Uprising Day
Wednesday 26 AugustProphet's Birthday
Wednesday 16 DecemberVictory Day
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Sunday 24 JanuaryMid-Sha'banfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 21 FebruaryMartyrs' Day and International Mother Language Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 5 MarchJumu'atul-Widalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 7 MarchLaylat al-Qadrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Friday 12 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 26 MarchIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 14 AprilBengali New Year's Day
Saturday 1 MayMay Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate 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 Day
Sunday 15 AugustProphet's Birthdayfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Thursday 16 DecemberVictory Day
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.