Public holidays in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh has 15 national holidays, based on three separate calendars: Bengali, Hijri and Gregorian calendars. Public holidays in Bangladesh generally account for 19 days of the year.
List of Important public holidays
| Bengali Date | Gregorian date | Hijri date | Bengali name | English name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boishakh 1 | April 14 | পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Bôishakh |
Bangla New Year's Day | Festival marking the start of the Bengali year. | |
| Boishakh 18 | May 1 | মে দিবস Me Dibôs |
May Day | This day marks the solidarity of workers worldwide. | |
| X Boishakh or X Joishtho | X May or X June | বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা Buddhô Purnima |
Buddha's Birthday | Buddhist festival marking the Birthday of Buddha on the month of Boishakh. | |
| Srabon 31 | August 15 | জাতীয় শোক দিবস Jatiyô shok dibôs |
National Mourning Day | This day Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & family members were assassinated by a group of junior Bangladesh Army officers. | |
| X Bhadro | X August | জন্মাষ্টমী Jônmashṭômi |
Krishna Janmashtami | This day marks the birth date of Krishna in Hindu religion all over Bangladesh and East India. | |
| X Ashwin or X Kartiko | X September or X October | দুর্গা পূজা Durga Puja |
Durga Puja | This day marks the victory of Hindu Goddesses Durga over evil power of Mahishasura, and also departure of Durga from earth for 1 year. Usually observed all over the Bangladesh and specially Dhaka. | |
| Poush 2 | December 16 | বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôs |
Victory Day | Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini | |
| Poush 11 | December 25 | বড়দিন Bôṛôdin |
Christmas Day | This day marks Jesus Christ's birthday. | |
| Falgun 9 | February 21 | শহীদ দিবস Shôhid Dibôs |
Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day | This day commemorates the struggle for the Bengali language in 1952. | |
| Choitro 3 | March 17 | জাতির পিতার জন্মবার্ষিকী Jatir pitar jônmôbarshiki |
Father of the Nation's birth anniversary | Birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of the nation & liberator of Bangladesh. | |
| Choitro 12 | March 26 | স্বাধীনতা দিবস Shadhinôta Dibôs |
Independence Day | This day marks the official declaration of the Independence of Bangladesh, and the start of the Bangladesh Liberation War. | |
| Muharram 10 | আশুরা Ashura |
Ashura | Death of the grandson of Muhammad | ||
| Rabi' al-awwal 12 | মীলাদু নবী Miladu Nôbi |
Eid-e-Miladun-Nabi | Birth of the Prophet Muhammad | ||
| Shawal 1–3 | রোজার ঈদ Rojar Eid |
Eid ul-Fitr | Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan. (Festival of Fastbreaking) | ||
| Dhul Haj 10–12 | কোরবানি ঈদ Kurbani Eid |
Eid ul-Adha | Muslim festival of sacrifice |
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