Public Holidays in Bangladesh in 2018 |
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| List of National Public holidays of Bangladesh in 2018 | |||
Day |
Date |
Holiday |
Comments |
| Wednesday | Feb-21 | Language Martyrs' Day | International Mother Language Day |
| Saturday | Mar-17 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birthday | Father of Nation of Bangladesh |
| Monday | Mar-26 | Independence Day | Declaration
of Independence from Pakistan in 1971 |
| Saturday | Apr-14 | Bengali New Year | Festival
marking the start of the Bengali year |
| Tuesday | May-01 | May Day | International Labour Day |
| Tuesday | May-01 | Shab e-Barat | Night
of Records. Celebrated on the 15th Sha'aban |
| Tuesday | May-29 | Buddha Purnima | Birth
of Buddha. Observed on the day of the full moon in May |
| Friday | Jun-08 | Jumatul Bidah | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan |
| Monday | Jun-11 | Night of Destiny | Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan |
| Thursday | Jun-14 | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | |
| Friday | Jun-15 | Eid ul-Fitr | End of Ramadan |
| Saturday | Jun-16 | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Aug-15 | National Mourning Day | Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman and his family were killed in 1975 |
| Wednesday | Aug-22 | Eid ul-Adha | Date varies on Lunar cycle |
| Thursday | Aug-23 | Eid ul-Adha Day 2 | Date varies on Lunar cycle |
| Friday | Aug-24 | Eid ul-Adha Day 3 | Date varies on Lunar cycle |
| Monday | Sep-03 | Janmashtami | Restricted
Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Thursday | Sep-20 | Ashura | 10th day of Muharram |
| Friday | Oct-19 | Durga Puja | |
| Tuesday | Nov-20 | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | |
| Sunday | Dec-16 | Victory Day | Commemorates
the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini |
| Tuesday | Dec-25 | Christmas Day | |
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Holidays in Bangladesh in 2018 |
