National Holidays in Bangladesh in 2024
Upcoming Holidays in Bangladesh
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: Bangladesh Parliamentary Polls
- Public holiday to allow voting in the parliamentary polls.
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: Language Martyrs' Day
- International Mother Language Day is an observance held on February 21st worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism.
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: Shab e-Barat
- Muslims believe that on the night of Shab-E-Barat God writes the destinies of all men for the coming year by taking into account the deeds committed by them in the past
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: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birthday
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a preeminent Bengali nationalist leader of Bangladesh born on March 17th 1920
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: Independence Day
- Commemorates the declaration of independence from Pakistan on 26 March 1971 by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
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: Jumatul Bidah
- Jumatul Bidah translates as 'Friday of farewell' and marks the last Friday prayers in the holy month of Ramadan
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: Shab-e-Qadr
- The night that the first verses of the Qu'ran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammad
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: Eid al-Fitr
- The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
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: Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
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: Bengali New Year
- Mughal Emperor Akbar introduced the Bengali calendar in 1556 (Gregorian calendar) to make the collection of land tax easier in 'Subah Bangla', much of which is now in Bangladesh.
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: Labour Day
- This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
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: Buddha Purnima
- Marks three key events in Buddhas life - his birthday, the enlightenment and his achievement of Nirvana
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: Eid-ul-Azha
- Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
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: Eid-ul-Azha Holiday
- Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Eid-ul-Azha Holiday
- Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
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: Bank Holiday
- This is a bank holiday after annual accounts closing
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: Ashura
- Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar and marks the climax of the Mourning of Muharram
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: National Mourning Day
- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were killed by the Army in 1975
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: Janmashtami
- The birthday of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu who gave the message of the Bhagwat Gita
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: Eid-e-Miladunnabi
- Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
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: Durga Puja
- Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
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: Victory Day
- Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini
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: Christmas Day
- Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
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: Bank Holiday
- This is a bank holiday after annual accounts closing
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