Public holidays in Bangladesh 2026
Bangladesh has 18 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 8 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
18public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Mid-Sha'ban | |
| Saturday weekend | Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day | |
| Tuesday | Laylat al-Qadr | |
| Friday weekend | Jumu'atul-Wida | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Bengali New Year's Day | |
| Friday weekend | May Day | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday weekend | Ashura | |
| Wednesday | July Mass Uprising Day | |
| Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Wednesday | Victory Day | |
| Friday weekend | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2026
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 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Jun22 wd
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Sep22 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 20 to Mon 23 March 2026Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysThu 26 to Sat 28 March 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysThu 28 to Sat 30 May 2026Eid al-Adha
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 5 February 2026 for Wed 4 to Sat 7 February 2026Mid-Sha'ban
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 6 August 2026 for Wed 5 to Sat 8 August 2026July Mass Uprising Day
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 27 August 2026 for Wed 26 to Sat 29 August 2026Prophet's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 17 December 2026 for Wed 16 to Sat 19 December 2026Victory Day
Questions about 2026 in Bangladesh
- How many working days are there in Bangladesh in 2026?
- 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Bangladesh have in 2026?
- 18 public holidays. 8 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day (21 February 2026), Jumu'atul-Wida (20 March 2026), Eid al-Fitr (21 March 2026), May Day (1 May 2026), Eid al-Adha (29 May 2026), Eid al-Adha (30 May 2026), Ashura (26 June 2026), Christmas Day (25 December 2026).
- 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 2027?
- See public holidays in Bangladesh 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Bangladesh has 18 public holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bangladesh/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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