Public holidays in Bangladesh 2025

18 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Bangladesh

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
15 February Saturday	Saturday	Mid-Sha'ban Religious শবে বরাত	শবে বরাত
21 February Friday	Friday	Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day National day শহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস	শহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস
26 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day National day স্বাধীনতা দিবস	স্বাধীনতা দিবস
28 March Friday	Friday	Jumu'atul-Wida Religious জুমাতুল বিদা	জুমাতুল বিদা
28 March Friday	Friday	Laylat al-Qadr Religious শবে কদর	শবে কদর
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Religious ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
1 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Religious ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
2 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Religious ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
14 April Monday	Monday	Bengali New Year's Day পহেলা বৈশাখ	পহেলা বৈশাখ
1 May Thursday	Thursday	May Day মে দিবস	মে দিবস
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Religious ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Religious ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
9 June Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Religious ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
6 July Sunday	Sunday	Ashura Religious আশুরা	আশুরা
5 August Tuesday	Tuesday	July Mass Uprising Day National day জুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থান দিবস	জুলাই গণ-অভ্যুত্থান দিবস
6 September Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday Religious ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী	ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী
16 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Victory Day National day বিজয় দিবস	বিজয় দিবস
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious বড়দিন	বড়দিন

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bangladesh (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Mon 31 Mar – Wed 2 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 61% of days
Thu 1 May – Sat 3 May · 3 days off
May Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 74% of days
Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Dhaka: high 32°C (90°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 4 Jul – Sun 6 Jul · 3 days off
Ashura
Typically in Dhaka: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 94% of days
Thu 25 Dec – Sat 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 24°C (75°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 6% of days

Bridge days

Thu 27 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 26 Mar – Sat 29 Mar)
Independence Day, Jumu'atul-Wida, Laylat al-Qadr
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 37% of days
Sun 30 Mar: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Fri 28 Mar – Wed 2 Apr)
Jumu'atul-Wida, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 51% of days
Thu 3 Apr: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Mon 31 Mar – Sat 5 Apr)
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 61% of days
Sun 13 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 11 Apr – Mon 14 Apr)
Bengali New Year's Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 36°C (97°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 29% of days

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 26 Mar – Sat 5 Apr — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 27 Mar, Sun 30 Mar, Thu 3 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Mar) get 6 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Wed 2 Apr · Jumu'atul-Wida, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 13 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 11 Apr – Mon 14 Apr · Bengali New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 30 Apr – Sat 3 May · May DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 3 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Jul – Sun 6 Jul · AshuraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 Dec – Sat 27 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓