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Public holidays in Bangladesh in 2026
Bangladesh has 19 public holidays in 2026, 15 of them on working days, leaving 246 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2026 | Saturday | Language Martyrs' Day |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tuesday | Mujib's Birthday & Children's Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 22 Mar 2026 | Sunday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Thursday | Independence Day |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Bengali New Year's Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | May Day |
| 19 May 2026 | Tuesday | Buddha's Birthday |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 28 May 2026 | Thursday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 29 May 2026 | Friday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Day of Ashura |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | National Mourning Day |
| 24 Aug 2026 | Monday | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 25 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) |
| 8 Oct 2026 | Thursday | Durga Puja |
| 16 Dec 2026 | Wednesday | Victory Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Bangladesh, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 20 Feb 2026 – 22 Feb 2026: book Friday 20 Feb 2026 (Language Martyrs' Day)
- 14 Mar 2026 – 17 Mar 2026: book Monday 16 Mar 2026 (Mujib's Birthday & Children's Day)
- 19 Mar 2026 – 22 Mar 2026: book Thursday 19 Mar 2026 (End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr))
- 26 Mar 2026 – 29 Mar 2026: book Friday 27 Mar 2026 (Independence Day)
- 11 Apr 2026 – 14 Apr 2026: book Monday 13 Apr 2026 (Bengali New Year's Day)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (May Day)
- 16 May 2026 – 19 May 2026: book Monday 18 May 2026 (Buddha's Birthday)
- 26 May 2026 – 31 May 2026: book Tuesday 26 May 2026 (Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha))
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