Public holidays in Bangladesh 2026

18 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Bangladesh

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
4 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Mid-Sha'ban শবে বরাত	শবে বরাত
21 February Saturday	Saturday	Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day শহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস	শহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস
17 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Laylat al-Qadr শবে কদর	শবে কদর
20 March Friday	Friday	Jumu'atul-Wida জুমাতুল বিদা	জুমাতুল বিদা
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
23 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
26 March Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day স্বাধীনতা দিবস	স্বাধীনতা দিবস
14 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Bengali New Year's Day পহেলা বৈশাখ	পহেলা বৈশাখ
1 May Friday	Friday	May Day মে দিবস	মে দিবস
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
30 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
26 June Friday	Friday	Ashura আশুরা	আশুরা
5 August Wednesday	Wednesday	July Mass Uprising Day জুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থান দিবস	জুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থান দিবস
26 August Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী	ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী
16 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Victory Day বিজয় দিবস	বিজয় দিবস
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day বড়দিন	বড়দিন

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bangladesh (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 20 Mar – Mon 23 Mar · 4 days off
Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dhaka: high 33°C (91°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 39% of days
Thu 26 Mar – Sat 28 Mar · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 37% of days
Thu 28 May – Sat 30 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Dhaka: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days

Bridge days

Thu 5 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 4 Feb – Sat 7 Feb)
Mid-Sha'ban
Typically in Dhaka: high 26°C (79°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Thu 6 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 5 Aug – Sat 8 Aug)
July Mass Uprising Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 99% of days
Thu 27 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 26 Aug – Sat 29 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Dhaka: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days
Thu 17 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 16 Dec – Sat 19 Dec)
Victory Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 3% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 19 Mar – Sat 28 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 19 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Feb) get 4 days in a rowWed 4 Feb – Sat 7 Feb · Mid-Sha'banShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Mon 23 Mar · Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 25 Mar) get 4 days in a rowWed 25 Mar – Sat 28 Mar · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 27 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 May – Sat 30 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Aug) get 4 days in a rowWed 5 Aug – Sat 8 Aug · July Mass Uprising DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Aug) get 4 days in a rowWed 26 Aug – Sat 29 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓