Bangladesh Govt Holidays in Bangladesh are two IDE, Durga Puja, Independent day, and others. All are published Government official web portal every year. State calendar of 2018 gazettes all.
The government of Bangladesh publishes a holiday Gazette every year officially. It has 15 national public holidays, based on Bengali, Hijri, and Gregorian calendars. Near about 20-25 national and public holidays are in Bangladesh.
There is an optional and public holiday. Optional holidays are based on Hindu, Muslim, Christian, and Buddhist festivals. Holidays are not same days in every year. It based on three separate calendars: Gregorian calendar, Islamic calendar, and Bengali calendars.
The first government national holiday starts on Bangla New Year Day. It is popular as Pohela Boishakh. Other two major holidays are two Eid. Here is a list of holidays of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Govt Holidays 2018
There are many categories of holidays in Bangladesh. Holidays depend on Hindu, Muslim, Christian and Buddhist festivals. There have state holidays, like Independent day, Ekushay February, Pohela Baishik and more.
State Public Holidays
- 10 January – Bangabandhu Returning Day
- 21 February – Shahid Dibash
- 17 March – Bangabandhu Birthday
- 26 March – Independence Day
- 14 April – Pohela Boishakh
- 29 April – Buddha Purnima
- 1 May – Solidarity of Workers known as Mayday
- 16 June – Eid Ul Fitr
- 1 July – Bank Holiday Bank Holiday
- 15 August – National Mourning Day – Banga Bandhu was assassinated by a group of junior Bangladesh Army officers. Public Holiday
- 22 August – Eid ul-Adha
- 2 September -Janmashtami Public Holiday
- 21 September -Muharram (Ashura)
- 19 October – Vijaya Dasami Durga Puja
- 16 December – Victory Day – the Pakistani army surrender to the Mukti Bahini.(Saturday)
- 25 December – Christmas
Muslim
- 15 April – Shab-e-Meraz Op
- 02 May – Shabe Berat
- 12 June – Shabe Kadar
- 15 June – Jumat-ul-bida
- 16 June – Eid Ul Fitr
- 22 August – Eid ul-Adha
- 01 October – Muharram (Ashura)
- 21 November – Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi Muslim
Hindu
- 01 February Wednesday
- 22 January – Saraswati Puja Optional
- 14 February – Shivratri Optional
- 1 – March – Shuvo Doljatra Op
- 15 March – Harichad Thakur Abirbhab Op
- 2 September -Janmashtami Public Holiday
- 08 October, – Mahalaya op
- 18 October – Vijaya Dasami Durga Puja
- October 24 – Lakshmi Puja
- 06 November – Shyama Puja Op
Christian
- 1 January -New Year Day Optional
- 14 February – Bhawasma Budhbar Op
- 29 March – Punno Brihaspatibar Op
- 30 March – Punno Shukrobar Op (Christian)
- 31 March – Punno Shonibar Op (Christian)
- 25 December – Christmas
Buddhist
- 31 January – Maghi Purnima Optional
- 27 July – Ashari Purnima Op (Buddhist)
- 25 September – Modhu Purnima Op
- 24 October – Prabarana Purnima
In long Government Holidays, the traveler goes out for a vacation or tracking. Tour operators offer excellent package tour also.
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