Public Holidays BD 2026
15 holidays · 15 national · 0 regional
Next holiday
National Mourning Day
Sat, 15 August
in 3 days
Krishna Janmashtami
Mon, 24 August
in 12 days
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Tue, 25 August
in 13 days
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | Sat | Language Martyrs' Dayশহীদ দিবস National |
| 17 Mar | Tue | Mujib's Birthday & Children's Dayমুজিব জয়ন National |
| 20 Mar | Fri | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)ঈদুল ফিতর National |
| 26 Mar | Thu | Independence Dayস্বাধীনতা দিবস National |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Bengali New Year's Dayপহেলা বৈশাখ National |
| 1 May | Fri | May Dayমে দিবস National |
| 19 May | Tue | Buddha's Birthdayবুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা National |
| 27 May | Wed | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)ঈদুল আযহা National |
| 25 Jun | Thu | Day of Ashuraআশুরা National |
| 15 Aug | Sat | National Mourning Dayজাতীয় শোক দিবস National |
| 24 Aug | Mon | Krishna Janmashtamiজন্মাষ্টমী National |
| 25 Aug | Tue | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী National |
| 8 Oct | Thu | Durga Pujaদুর্গা পূজা National |
| 16 Dec | Wed | Victory Dayবিজয় দিবস National |
| 25 Dec | Fri | Christmas Dayবড়দিন National |
BD public holidays 2026: 15 days
In BD in 2026 there are 15 public holidays, all national. Of these, 13 fall on a weekday — guaranteed days off for employees — while 2 coincide with Saturday or Sunday. 4 land on a Monday or Friday, naturally extending the weekend without using any annual leave. The month with the most public holidays is March. The holiday calendar opens with Language Martyrs' Day on 21 February and closes with Christmas Day on 25 December.