Bangladesh records 30 holidays in 2026. 27 are nationwide public holidays and 1 apply only in certain regions. শহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস (21 Feb 2026), ঈদুল ফিতর (3/5) (21 Mar 2026), ঈদুল ফিতর (4/5) (22 Mar 2026) and 2 others fall on a weekend in 2026, so they hand back no extra day off. শবে কদর (17 Mar 2026), ঈদুল ফিতর (1/5) (19 Mar 2026), স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস (26 Mar 2026) and 4 others sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is May, with 9 of them. The longest run without one is 56 days, between 21 Oct 2026 and 16 Dec 2026. The next is বিজয় দিবস on 16 Dec 2026.
শবে বরাত
Shab-e-Barat · Nationwide
Provisional · moonSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)শহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস
International Mother Language Day · Nationwide
শবে কদর
Shab-e-Qadr · Nationwide
Provisional · moonSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ঈদুল ফিতর (1/5)
Eid-ul-Fitr and Jumatul Wida (day 1 of 5) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ঈদুল ফিতর (2/5)
Eid-ul-Fitr and Jumatul Wida (day 2 of 5) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ঈদুল ফিতর (3/5)
Eid-ul-Fitr and Jumatul Wida (day 3 of 5) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ঈদুল ফিতর (4/5)
Eid-ul-Fitr and Jumatul Wida (day 4 of 5) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ঈদুল ফিতর (5/5)
Eid-ul-Fitr and Jumatul Wida (day 5 of 5) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস
Independence and National Day · Nationwide
চৈত্র সংক্রান্তি
Chaitra Sankranti (Hill Tracts) · Regional · BD-56, BD-29, BD-01
Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)নববর্ষ
Bengali New Year · Nationwide
মে দিবস
Labour Day · Nationwide
বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা
Buddha Purnima · Nationwide
Provisional · moonSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ঈদুল আযহা (1/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 1 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)ঈদুল আযহা (2/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 2 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)ঈদুল আযহা (3/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 3 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)ঈদুল আযহা (4/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 4 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)ঈদুল আযহা (5/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 5 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)ঈদুল আযহা (6/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 6 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)ঈদুল আযহা (7/7)
Eid-ul-Adha (day 7 of 7) · Nationwide
Confirmed by gazetteSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — amendment gazette (14 May 2026)আশুরা
Ashura · Nationwide
Provisional · moonSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)ব্যাংক হলিডে
Bank Holiday (half-year closing) · Nationwide
Source: Bangladesh Bank — DOS Circular Letter 20 (16 Nov 2025)জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবস
July Mass Uprising Day · Nationwide
ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী
Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi · Nationwide
Provisional · moonSource: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)জন্মাষ্টমী
Janmashtami · Nationwide
Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)দুর্গাপূজা (নবমী)
Durga Puja (Navami) · Nationwide
Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)দুর্গাপূজা (বিজয়া দশমী)
Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami) · Nationwide
Source: Ministry of Public Administration, Bangladesh — holiday notification (9 Nov 2025)বিজয় দিবস
Victory Day · Nationwide
বড়দিন
Christmas Day · Nationwide
ব্যাংক হলিডে
Bank Holiday (year-end closing) · Nationwide
Source: Bangladesh Bank — DOS Circular Letter 20 (16 Nov 2025)● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Bangladesh for 2026.