Bangladesh has a total of 64 holidays in 2022. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Saturday, January 1, 2022	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
Bangabandhu Homecoming Day	Monday, January 10, 2022	Bangabandhu Homecoming Day is a observance in Bangladesh
Saraswati Puja	Saturday, February 5, 2022	Saraswati Puja is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Valentine's Day	Monday, February 14, 2022	February 14 is Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Feast. The day of love owes its origins to ancient Roman and European Christian traditions.
Maghi Purnima	Wednesday, February 16, 2022	Maghi Purnima is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Language Martyrs' Day	Monday, February 21, 2022	Language Martyrs' Day is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Maha Shivaratri	Tuesday, March 1, 2022	Maha Shivratri is an annual festival dedicated to Shiva, the Hindu God of destruction. For devotees, is a day of reflection and meditation.
Shab-e-Meraj	Tuesday, March 1, 2022	Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
National Flag Day	Wednesday, March 2, 2022	National Flag Day is a observance in Bangladesh
Ash Wednesday	Wednesday, March 2, 2022	Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent in western Christian churches.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday	Thursday, March 17, 2022	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Doljatra	Thursday, March 17, 2022	Doljatra is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Holi	Friday, March 18, 2022	Holi is a spring festival of colors celebrated by Hindus, Sikhs and others. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the upcoming season of spring. The festival can last up to sixteen days.
Shab e-Barat	Saturday, March 19, 2022	Shab e-Barat is a government holiday in Bangladesh
March Equinox	Sunday, March 20, 2022	March Equinox in Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Independence Day	Saturday, March 26, 2022	Independence Day is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Arrival Day of Sri Sri Harichand Tagore	Wednesday, March 30, 2022	Arrival Day of Sri Sri Harichand Tagore is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Chaitra Sankranti	Wednesday, April 13, 2022	Chaitra Sankranti is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Bengali New Year	Thursday, April 14, 2022	Bengali New Year is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Maundy Thursday	Thursday, April 14, 2022	Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday.
Good Friday	Friday, April 15, 2022	Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Holy Saturday	Saturday, April 16, 2022	Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
Easter Day	Sunday, April 17, 2022	Easter Sunday commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection, according to Christian belief.
Easter Monday	Monday, April 18, 2022	Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Jumatul Bidah	Friday, April 29, 2022	Jumatul Bidah is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Shab-e-qadr	Friday, April 29, 2022	Laylat al-Qadr commmemorates the time when Mohammad received the first verses of the Koran (Qu'ran).
May Day	Sunday, May 1, 2022	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Eid ul-Fitr Holiday	Monday, May 2, 2022	Eid ul-Fitr Holiday is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Eid ul-Fitr	Tuesday, May 3, 2022	Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Eid ul-Fitr Holiday	Wednesday, May 4, 2022	Eid ul-Fitr Holiday is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Mothers' Day	Sunday, May 8, 2022	Mother’s Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures.
Buddha Purnima/Vesak	Sunday, May 15, 2022	Buddha Purnima/Vesak is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Fathers' Day	Sunday, June 19, 2022	Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide.
June Solstice	Tuesday, June 21, 2022	June Solstice in Bangladesh (Dhaka)
July 1 Bank Holiday	Friday, July 1, 2022	July 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Bangladesh
Eid al-Adha Holiday	Saturday, July 9, 2022	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Eid al-Adha	Sunday, July 10, 2022	Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Adha Holiday	Monday, July 11, 2022	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Ashari Purnima	Tuesday, July 12, 2022	Ashari Purnima is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Muharram	Saturday, July 30, 2022	Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
Ashura	Tuesday, August 9, 2022	Ashura is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Raksha Bandhan	Thursday, August 11, 2022	Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that is celebrated on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima). The day is also sometimes referred to as Brother and Sister Day because it honors the relationship between brother and sister.
National Mourning Day	Monday, August 15, 2022	National Mourning Day is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Janmashtami	Thursday, August 18, 2022	Krishna Janmashtami is a Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth day of the Hindu month of Bhadrava (Bhadrapada), which is usually in August or September.
Ganesh Chaturthi	Wednesday, August 31, 2022	Ganesh Chaturthi is the great Ganesha festival that celebrates the birthday of Lord Ganesha during the Hindu Month of Bhadra, which usually falls between mid-August and mid-September. It is also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi and can last up to 10 days.
Madhu Purnima	Friday, September 9, 2022	Madhu Purnima is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Akhari Chahar Somba	Wednesday, September 21, 2022	Akhari Chahar Somba is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
September Equinox	Friday, September 23, 2022	September Equinox in Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Mahalaya	Sunday, September 25, 2022	Mahalaya is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
First Day of Navaratri	Monday, September 26, 2022	First Day of Navaratri is a Hindu holiday in Bangladesh
Mahanabami	Tuesday, October 4, 2022	Mahanabami is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Durga Puja	Wednesday, October 5, 2022	Durga Puja is a government holiday in Bangladesh
Eid e-Milad-un Nabi	Sunday, October 9, 2022	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
Lakshmi Puja	Sunday, October 9, 2022	Lakshmi Puja is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Prabarana Purnima	Sunday, October 9, 2022	Prabarana Purnima is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Sri Shayama Puja	Monday, October 24, 2022	Sri Shayama Puja is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Halloween	Monday, October 31, 2022	Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year.
Fateha-i-Yajdaham	Monday, November 7, 2022	Fateha-i-Yajdaham is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
Victory Day	Friday, December 16, 2022	Victory Day is a government holiday in Bangladesh
December Solstice	Wednesday, December 21, 2022	December Solstice in Bangladesh (Dhaka)
Christmas Eve	Saturday, December 24, 2022	Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
Christmas Day	Sunday, December 25, 2022	Christmas Day is one of the biggest Christian celebrations and falls on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar.
Boxing Day	Monday, December 26, 2022	Boxing Day is a optional holiday in Bangladesh
New Year's Eve	Saturday, December 31, 2022	New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.