Bangladesh Government Holiday List 2016
| Day | Date | Name of Holiday | Type of Holiday |
| Friday | Jan 1 | New Year's Day | Optional Holiday |
| Wednesday | Feb 10 | Ash Wednesday | Optional Holiday |
| Sunday | Feb 14 | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| Sunday | Feb 21 | Language Martyrs' Day | Public Holiday |
| Thursday | Mar 17 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday | Public Holiday |
| Sunday | Mar 20 | March equinox | Season |
| Thursday | Mar 24 | Maundy Thursday | Optional Holiday |
| Friday | Mar 25 | Good Friday | Optional Holiday |
| Saturday | Mar 26 | Independence Day | Public Holiday |
| Saturday | Mar 26 | Holy Saturday | Optional Holiday |
| Sunday | Mar 27 | Easter Day | Optional Holiday |
| Monday | Mar 28 | Easter Monday | Optional Holiday |
| Thursday | Apr 14 | Bengali New Year | Public Holiday |
| Sunday | May 1 | May Day | Public Holiday |
| Thursday | May 5 | Shab-e-Meraj | Optional Holiday |
| Sunday | May 8 | Mothers' Day | Observance |
| Saturday | May 21 | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | National holiday |
| Friday | Jun 3 | Shab e-Barat | Public Holiday |
| Sunday | Jun 19 | Fathers' Day | Observance |
| Monday | Jun 20 | June Solstice | Season |
| Friday | Jul 1 | Jumatul Bidah | Public Holiday |
| Friday | Jul 1 | July 1 Bank Holiday | Bank Holiday |
| Sunday | Jul 3 | Night of Destiny | Public Holiday |
| Wednesday | Jul 6 | Eid ul-Fitr | Public Holiday |
| Thursday | Jul 7 | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday Day 2 | Public Holiday |
| Monday | Aug 15 | National Mourning Day | Public Holiday |
| Thursday | Aug 25 | Janmashtami | Public Holiday |
| Tuesday | Sep 13 | Eid ul-Adha | Public Holiday |
| Wednesday | Sep 14 | Eid ul-Adha Day 2 | Public Holiday |
| Thursday | Sep 15 | Eid ul-Adha Day 3 | Public Holiday |
| Friday | Sep 16 | Eid ul-Adha Day 4 | Optional Holiday |
| Thursday | Sep 22 | September equinox | Season |
| Tuesday | Oct 11 | Ashura | Public Holiday |
| Monday | Oct 31 | Halloween | Observance |
| Monday | Dec 12 | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Public Holiday |
| Friday | Dec 16 | Victory Day | Public Holiday |
| Wednesday | Dec 21 | December Solstice | Season |
| Saturday | Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Optional Holiday |
| Sunday | Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Public Holiday |
| Monday | Dec 26 | Boxing Day | Optional Holiday |
| Saturday | Dec 31 | New Year's Eve | Bank Holiday |
NB: This schedule of holiday is applicable for all government, semi-government and autonomous organizations in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Government Holiday Calendar 2016
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Hi, can you please let me know 1. What Calendar officially approved use by Government of Bangladesh (one which starts with Friday or with Sunday)?
ReplyDelete2. What Calendar is used by entities and other official institutes?
It varies in different org. Banks use a different calendar, whereas other govt. org use a different one issued from www.mopa.gov.bd
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