Saturday, November 21, 2015


As per Government notice the holidays for the year 2016 shall be observed pursuant to the following schedule:

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

Bangladesh Government Holiday Calendar 2016

Bangladesh Government Holiday Calendar 2016

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2 comments:

  1. 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)?
    2. What Calendar is used by entities and other official institutes?

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    1. 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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