Public Holidays in Bangladesh 2008

There are 10 Bangladesh public holidays in 2008. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Bangladesh public holidays in 2008 are Ashura (Saturday, January 19), Shaheed Day & International Mother Language Day (Thursday, February 21), Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Thursday, March 20), Independence Day (Wednesday, March 26), Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) (Monday, April 14), May Day (Thursday, May 1), Eid ul-Fitr (Wednesday, October 1), Eid ul-Adha (Monday, December 8), Victory Day (Tuesday, December 16) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2008: Feb 21–Feb 23 (3 days, Shaheed Day & International Mother Language Day); Mar 20–Mar 22 (3 days, Eid-e-Miladunnabi); May 1–May 3 (3 days, May Day); Dec 25–Dec 27 (3 days, Christmas Day).

The weekend in Bangladesh is Friday and Saturday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Main public holidays. Holidays set by the Bengali and Hindu lunar calendars, such as Durga Puja and Buddha Purnima, and the extra days the government adds around Eid are announced each year.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.