National Holidays in Bangladesh in 2018
Select Year:
2018
Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
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Wednesday | February 21 | Language Martyrs' Day | National Holiday | |
Saturday | March 17 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birthday | National Holiday | |
Monday | March 26 | Independence Day | National Holiday | |
Saturday | April 14 | Pahela Boishakh | National Holiday | Festival marking the start of the Bengali year |
Sunday | April 29 | Buddha Purnima | National Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
Tuesday | May 01 | Labour Day | National Holiday | International Labour Day |
Wednesday | May 02 | Shab e-Barat | Government Holiday | Public Sector and Banks |
Wednesday | June 13 | Shab-e-Kadr | National Holiday | Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan |
Friday | June 15 | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday | National Holiday | End of Ramadan |
Friday | June 15 | Jumatul Bidah | National Holiday | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan |
Saturday | June 16 | Eid-ul-Fitr | National Holiday | End of Ramadan |
Sunday | June 17 | Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday | National Holiday | End of Ramadan |
Wednesday | August 15 | National Mourning Day | National Holiday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were killed in 1975 |
Tuesday | August 21 | Eid-ul-Azha Holiday | National Holiday | |
Wednesday | August 22 | Eid-ul-Azha | National Holiday | Feast of the Sacrifice |
Thursday | August 23 | Eid-ul-Azha Holiday | National Holiday | Feast of the Sacrifice |
Sunday | September 02 | Janmashtami | National Holiday | |
Friday | September 21 | Ashura | National Holiday | 10 Muharram |
Friday | October 19 | Durga Puja | National Holiday | |
Wednesday | November 21 | Eid-e-Miladunnabi | National Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
Sunday | December 16 | Victory Day | National Holiday | |
Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | National Holiday | |
Sunday | December 30 | Bangladesh Parliamentary Polls | National Holiday | Voting in the parliamentary polls |
Monday | December 31 | Bank Holiday | Not a Public Holiday | Banks only |