Public Holidays in Bangladesh 2021

There are 10 Bangladesh public holidays in 2021. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Bangladesh public holidays in 2021 are Shaheed Day & International Mother Language Day (Sunday, February 21), Independence Day (Friday, March 26), Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) (Wednesday, April 14), May Day (Saturday, May 1), Eid ul-Fitr (Thursday, May 13), Eid ul-Adha (Tuesday, July 20), Ashura (Wednesday, August 18), Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Monday, October 18), Victory Day (Thursday, December 16) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2021: Feb 19–Feb 21 (3 days, Shaheed Day & International Mother Language Day); May 13–May 15 (3 days, Eid ul-Fitr); Dec 16–Dec 18 (3 days, Victory 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.