Public holidays in Bangladesh 2028

18 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Bangladesh

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Thu 13 Jan – Sat 15 Jan · 3 days off
Mid-Sha'ban (estimated)
Typically in Dhaka: high 24°C (75°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 7% of days
Thu 24 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · 6 days off
Laylat al-Qadr (estimated), Jumu'atul-Wida (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Dhaka: high 30°C (86°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 23% of days
Fri 24 Mar – Sun 26 Mar · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 5 May – Mon 8 May · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Dhaka: high 34°C (93°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 81% of days
Fri 2 Jun – Sun 4 Jun · 3 days off
Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Dhaka: high 32°C (90°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 83% of days

Bridge days

Sun 20 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 18 Feb – Mon 21 Feb)
Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 29°C (84°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 9% of days
Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)
May Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 35°C (95°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 57% of days
Sun 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Dhaka: high 24°C (75°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 1% of days
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029)
Mid-Sha'ban (estimated)
Typically in Dhaka: high 24°C (75°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 4% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Fri 18 Feb – Tue 29 Feb — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 20 Feb, Tue 22 Feb, Wed 23 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 12 Jan) get 4 days in a rowWed 12 Jan – Sat 15 Jan · Mid-Sha'banShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 20 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 18 Feb – Mon 21 Feb · Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 23 Feb) get 7 days in a rowWed 23 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · Laylat al-Qadr, Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 23 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Mar – Sun 26 Mar · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · May DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 5 days in a rowThu 4 May – Mon 8 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓