List of festivals in Bangladesh

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This is a list of festivals in Bangladesh.

Religious observance

Eid prayer in Comilla

Durga puja in Dhakeshwari Temple, Dhaka

Muslim

• Eid ul-Fitr - on the 1st day of Shawwal month of the lunar Islamic calendar.^[1]
• Eid ul-Adha - on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah month of the Islamic calendar.^[2]
• Chaand Raat - on the 29th or 30th night of Ramadan month of the Islamic calendar.^[3]
• Ashura - on the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar.^[4]
• Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi – The Birth of the Prophet^[5]
• Shab-e-Qadr^[6] 
• Shab-e-Baraat^[7]
• Bishwa Ijtema^[8]

Hindu

• Durga Puja - from the 2nd to the 7th day of Kartik month of the Bengali calendar.^[9]
• Krishna Janmashtami - celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity Krishna^[10]
• Dolyatra^[11]
• Rathayatra, the most popular being Dhamrai Rathayatra.^[1]
• Kali Puja^[12]
• Saraswati Puja^[13]

Buddhist

• Buddha Purnima - Buddha's Birthday^[14]
• Madhu Purnima^[15]
• Kathin Chibardan - offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.^[16]

Christian

• Boro Din or Christmas - on 25 December of the Gregorian calendar.^[17]
• Easter Sunday^[18]

Patriotic and National Observances

• Language Movement Day - (International Mother Language Day)^[19]
• Independence Day^[20]
• Armed Forces Day^[21]
• Martyred Intellectuals Day^[22]
• Victory Day of Bangladesh^[23]

Cultural festivals

Celebrations of Pohela Baishakh at Dhaka

Bangladeshi girls taking Selfie at Pohela Falgun festival.

Music

• Dhaka World Music Festival (music)^[24]
• Stylematic (music)
• Bengal-ITC SRA Classical Music Festival^[25]

Folk

• Noboborsho - on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar.^[26]
• Pohela Falgun^[27]
• Nobanno^[28]

Others

• Dhaka Art Summit^[29]
• Hay Festival Dhaka^[30]
• Dhaka Fashion Week^[31]
• Dhaka International Film Festival^[32]
• Chobi Mela International Photography Festival^[33]

Fairs

Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka

• Ekushey Book Fair - in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.^[34]
• Dhaka International Trade Fair^[35]

Local events

Shakrain kite festival, Dhaka

• Shakrain - in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar.^[36]
• Jatiya Pitha Utsab – National Cake Festival.^[37]
• Nouka Baich^[38]
• Bisu Mela^[39]

Public holidays

• Public holidays in Bangladesh

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