Public holidays in Bangladesh 2023

19 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Bangladesh

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
21 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day শহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস	শহীদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস
8 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Mid-Sha'ban শবে বরাত	শবে বরাত
17 March Friday	Friday	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Birthday জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এর জন্মদিবস	জাতির পিতা বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান এর জন্মদিবস
26 March Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day স্বাধীনতা দিবস	স্বাধীনতা দিবস
14 April Friday	Friday	Bengali New Year's Day পহেলা বৈশাখ	পহেলা বৈশাখ
19 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Laylat al-Qadr শবে কদর	শবে কদর
21 April Friday	Friday	Jumu'atul-Wida জুমাতুল বিদা	জুমাতুল বিদা
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
24 April Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr ঈদুল ফিতর	ঈদুল ফিতর
1 May Monday	Monday	May Day মে দিবস	মে দিবস
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
30 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
1 July Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha ঈদুল আজহা	ঈদুল আজহা
29 July Saturday	Saturday	Ashura আশুরা	আশুরা
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	National Mourning Day জাতীয় শোক দিবস	জাতীয় শোক দিবস
28 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী	ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী
16 December Saturday	Saturday	Victory Day বিজয় দিবস	বিজয় দিবস
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day বড়দিন	বড়দিন

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

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 21 Apr – Mon 24 Apr · 4 days off
Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dhaka: high 35°C (95°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 59% of days
Thu 29 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Dhaka: high 31°C (88°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 97% of days
Thu 28 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Dhaka: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 79% of days

Bridge days

Thu 9 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 8 Mar – Sat 11 Mar)
Mid-Sha'ban
Typically in Dhaka: high 32°C (90°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 24% of days
Thu 20 Apr: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Wed 19 Apr – Mon 24 Apr)
Laylat al-Qadr, Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Dhaka: high 36°C (97°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 60% 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

Leave planner 2023

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 21 Apr – Sat 29 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 25 Apr, Wed 26 Apr, Thu 27 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Mar) get 4 days in a rowWed 8 Mar – Sat 11 Mar · Mid-Sha'banShow 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 (Thu 20 Apr) get 6 days in a rowWed 19 Apr – Mon 24 Apr · Laylat al-Qadr, Jumu'atul-Wida, Eid al-FitrShow 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 (Wed 28 Jun) get 4 days in a rowWed 28 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 27 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓