No — today is not a public holiday in Bangladesh

How to tell if today is a public holiday in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's public holidays are declared annually by the Ministry of Public Administration in coordination with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and total about twenty-two days including general holidays, executive order holidays and optional holidays. The civic core includes International Mother Language Day on 21 February marking the 1952 Bengali language martyrs, Independence Day on 26 March commemorating the 1971 declaration, Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh) on 14 April, May Day on 1 May, National Mourning Day on 15 August marking the assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Victory Day on 16 December marking the 1971 liberation. The religious calendar adds Eid-e-Miladunnabi, Shab-e-Barat, Shab-e-Qadr, Eid-ul-Fitr (three days), Eid-ul-Adha (three days), Ashura, Durga Puja, Buddha Purnima and Christmas.

That structure is why a simple "is it a holiday today" answer for Bangladesh is more nuanced than a single yes or no. A date can be a public holiday at the national level, a regional one observed only in certain states or provinces, or a banking holiday that closes financial settlement without closing every employer. The status shown above reflects the nationally recognised public holiday list for Bangladesh; if you are in a specific region, check the full calendar for the local additions that do not appear on the national list.

Working days and the holiday calendar in Bangladesh

The Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 section 100 sets the standard working week at 48 hours over six days. The official government and banking week is Sunday to Thursday at 8 to 9 hours, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend; Friday is the statutory weekly rest day under Islamic practice and section 103, with Saturday added as a second rest day for government and banking since 1997. The Code of Civil Procedure 1908 section 4 rolls procedural deadlines falling on a holiday to the next working day. Settlement of taka transactions runs on Bangladesh Bank's RTGS and BACH clearing, which observe the gazetted banking holiday list.

Right now there are about 33 full working days between today and July Mass Uprising Day, counting Monday to Friday and skipping any other public holidays in between. If you are scheduling a deliverable, a delivery, or a meeting that depends on people being at their desks in Bangladesh, that is the realistic window you have before the next closure.

For cross-border planning, overlay the Bangladesh calendar with the calendars of the other countries your team works with. A week that looks completely open from your side can be a national holiday on theirs, and the clash only shows up when you compare the two side by side. The full holiday page links into a country-by-country comparison so you can spot the weeks where almost nobody is at their desk before you commit to a date.

Holiday dates are compiled from Nager.Date and the national sources listed above. Regional and substitute-day rules vary; for legal deadlines, confirm the observed date with the relevant official calendar for Bangladesh.