Public holidays in Bangladesh 2024
Bangladesh has 23 public holidays in 2024. 21 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 241 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
23public holidays
21weekday days off
241working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Public Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day | |
| Monday | Mid-Sha'ban | |
| Sunday | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | |
| Friday weekend | Jumu'atul-Wida | |
| Sunday | Laylat al-Qadr | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sunday | Bengali New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | May Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Wednesday | Ashura | |
| Monday | Public Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Public Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Public Holiday | |
| Thursday | National Mourning Day | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Monday | Victory Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 21 | 241 |
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Apr18 wd
May21 wd
Jun18 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug17 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct23 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 January 2024Public Holiday
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 March 2024Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 April 2024Jumu'atul-Wida, Laylat al-Qadr
- 5 daysWed 10 to Sun 14 April 2024Eid al-Fitr, Bengali New Year's Day
- 3 daysMon 17 to Wed 19 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysMon 5 to Wed 7 August 2024Public Holiday
- 3 daysThu 15 to Sat 17 August 2024National Mourning Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 22 February 2024 for Wed 21 to Sat 24 February 2024Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 25 February 2024 for Fri 23 to Mon 26 February 2024Mid-Sha'ban
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 2 May 2024 for Wed 1 to Sat 4 May 2024May Day
- 6 daysTake off Sunday 16 June 2024 for Fri 14 to Wed 19 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 6 daysTake off Thursday 20 June 2024 for Mon 17 to Sat 22 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 18 July 2024 for Wed 17 to Sat 20 July 2024Ashura
- 6 daysTake off Sunday 4 August 2024 for Fri 2 to Wed 7 August 2024Public Holiday
- 6 daysTake off Thursday 8 August 2024 for Mon 5 to Sat 10 August 2024Public Holiday
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 15 September 2024 for Fri 13 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 15 December 2024 for Fri 13 to Mon 16 December 2024Victory Day
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 26 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sat 28 December 2024Christmas Day
Questions about 2024 in Bangladesh
- How many working days are there in Bangladesh in 2024?
- 241 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 21 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bangladesh have in 2024?
- 23 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Jumu'atul-Wida (5 April 2024), Eid al-Fitr (12 April 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Bangladesh?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Bangladesh 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Bangladesh has 23 public holidays and 241 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bangladesh/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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