Public Holidays in Bangladesh 2026

There are 11 Bangladesh public holidays in 2026. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 254 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Bangladesh public holidays in 2026 are Shaheed Day & International Mother Language Day (Saturday, February 21), Eid ul-Fitr (Friday, March 20), Independence Day (Thursday, March 26), Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) (Tuesday, April 14), May Day (Friday, May 1), Eid ul-Adha (Wednesday, May 27), Ashura (Thursday, June 25), July Mass Uprising Day (Wednesday, August 5), Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Tuesday, August 25), Victory Day (Wednesday, December 16) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

The next holiday is Victory Day on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, in 59 days.

There are 2 long weekends of three days or more in 2026: Mar 26–Mar 28 (3 days, Independence Day); Jun 25–Jun 27 (3 days, Ashura).

The weekend in Bangladesh is Friday and Saturday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Main public holidays. Holidays set by the Bengali and Hindu lunar calendars, such as Durga Puja and Buddha Purnima, and the extra days the government adds around Eid are announced each year.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.