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{{Culture of Bangladesh}}
[[Bangladesh]] has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as [[Banggabda]] is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are celebrated according to Bengali, Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious festivals like Eid are celebrated according to the [[Islamic calendar]] whereas other national holidays are celebrated according to the Bengali and [[Gregorian calendar]]. While the Islamic calendar is based on the movement of the moon, it loses synchronization with the seasons, through seasonal drift. Therefore, some public holidays are subject to change every year based on the lunar calendar.

There are fifteen public holidays in Bangladesh. Muslims and non-Muslims have four religious holidays each in addition to the seven secular national holidays. For the [[Muslims]], Nine major [[Islamic holidays]]: [[Ashura]], [[Mawlid]],[[Isra' and Mi'raj]], [[Shab-e-Barat ]],1st day of [[Ramadan]] ,Revelation of the [[Quran]] , [[Laylat al-Qadr]], [[Eid ul-Fitr]] and [[Eid ul-Adha]] are observed. For the [[Hindus]]:[[Holi]] , [[Krishna Janmashtami]] , [[Durga Puja]] , [[Diwali]] and [[Raksha Bandhan]] are celebrated. As for the [[Christians]]:[[New Year]] , [[Good Friday]], [[Easter Saturday]], [[Easter Sunday]], [[Halloween]] , [[Christmas Eve]] , [[Christmas]] , [[Boxing Day]] and [[New Year's Eve]] are celebrated. And [[Buddhist]]s: [[Vesak]] and [[Chinese New Year]] are celebrated.

== National holidays==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Standard calendar Date
! [[Bengali calendar|Bengali]] Date<br> (as revised 2019)
! [[Bengali language|Bengali]] name
! English name
! Commemorates
|-
|21 February
|8 [[Falgun]]
| শহীদ দিবস (''Shôhid Dibôs'')
| [[Language Movement Day|Language Martyrs' Day]] <br> {{nowrap|[[International Mother Language Day]]}}
| Protests and sacrifices to protect [[Bengali language|Bengali]] as a national language during [[Bengali Language Movement]] of 1952.
|-
|17 March
|2 [[Choitro]]
| মুজিব জয়ন্তী (''Mujib jaẏantī'')
| Mujib's Birthday & [[Children's Day]]
| [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]' Birthday, founder of Bangladesh and National Children's Day.
|-
|26 March
|12 [[Choitro]]
| স্বাধীনতা দিবস (''Shadhinôta Dibôs'')
| [[Bangladeshi Independence Day|Independence Day]]
|[[Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence|Proclamation of Independence]] and the start of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Liberation War]].
|-
|14 April
|1 [[Pohela Baishakh|Boishakh]]
| পহেলা বৈশাখ (''Pôhela Bôishakh'')
| [[Pohela Baishakh|Bengali New Year's Day]]
| The start of the [[Bengali calendar|Bengali calendar year]].
|-
|1 May
|{{nowrap|18 [[Boishakh]]}}
| মে দিবস (''Me Dibôs'')
| [[International Workers' Day|May Day]]
| International Workers' Solidarity Day
|-
|15 August
|31 [[Srabon]]
| {{nowrap|জাতীয় শোক দিবস (''Jatiyô shok dibôs'')}}
| [[National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)| National Day of Mourning]]
| [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
|-
|{{nowrap|16 December}}
|1 [[Poush]]
| বিজয় দিবস (''Bijôy Dibôs'')
| [[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]]
| [[Surrender of Pakistan]], ending of the Liberation War.
|}

== Religious holidays ==
===Islamic holidays===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Islamic calendar|Hijri]] date
! [[Gregorian calendar]] date
! [[Bengali language|Bengali]] name
! English name
! Commemorates
|-
| 10 [[Muharram]]
|
| আশুরা (''Ashura'')
| [[Day of Ashura|Ashura]]
| Death of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad
|-
| 12 [[Rabi' al-awwal]]
|
| ঈদে মিলাদুন্নবী (''Īdē milādunnabī'')
| [[Mawlid|Eid-e-Miladun-Nabi]]
| Birth of the Prophet [[Muhammad]]
|-
| 1-3 [[Shawal]]
|
| ঈদুল ফিতর (''Īdul phitar'')
| [[Eid ul-Fitr]]
| End of the month of [[Ramadan]]. (Festival of Fastbreaking)
|-
| 10-12 [[Dhu al-Hijjah]]
|
| ঈদুল আযহা (''Īdul ājahā'')
| [[Eid ul-Adha]]
| "Sacrifice Feast", the willingness of [[Abraham in Islam|Ibrahim (Abraham)]] to sacrifice his son.
|}

===Hindu holidays===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Bengali calendar|Bengali]] Date
! [[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] date
! {{nowrap|[[Bengali language|Bengali]] name}}
! English name
! Commemorates
|-
| X [[Bhadro]]
| X August
| {{nowrap|জন্মাষ্টমী (''Jônmashṭômi'')}}
| {{nowrap|[[Krishna Janmashtami]]}}
| The birth of [[Krishna]], the eighth [[avatar]] of [[Vishnu]].
|-
| X [[Ashwin]] or X [[Kartik (month)|Kartiko]]
| X September or X October
| দুর্গা পূজা (''[[Durga Puja]]'')
| [[Durga Puja]]
| The battle of goddess [[Durga]] with the shape-shifting, deceptive and powerful buffalo demon [[Mahishasura]], and her emerging victorious.
|}

===Christian holidays===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
![[Bengali calendar|Bengali]] Date
![[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] date
![[Bengali language|Bengali]] name
![[English language|English]] name
!Commemorates
|-
|11 [[Poush]]
|25 December
|বড়দিন (''Bôṛôdin'')
|[[Christmas Day]]
|[[Jesus Christ]]'s birthday.
|}

===Buddhist holidays===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! [[Bengali calendar|Bengali]] Date
! {{nowrap|[[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]] date}}
! {{nowrap|[[Bengali language|Bengali]] name}}
! English name
! Commemorates
|-
| X [[Boishakh]] or X [[Joishtho]]
| X May or X June
| {{nowrap|বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা (''[[Buddha Purnima|Buddhô Purnima]]'')}}
| {{nowrap|[[Buddha's Birthday]]}}
| The birth of the [[Gautama Buddha|Prince Siddhartha Gautama]], later the Gautama Buddha and founder of [[Buddhism]].
|}

==Partial holidays or national days==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Name
! Commemorates
|-
|25 March
|{{nowrap|[[Bengali Genocide Remembrance Day|Genocide Remembrance Day]]}}
|The [[Bengali Genocide]] of 1971.<ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.thedailystar.net/city/17-receive-ekushey-padak-1364194 |title= PM slams Pakistan for propaganda about '71 genocide |work= [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |date= February 20, 2017 |access-date= July 6, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url= http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/206191/Declare-March-25-as-Genocide-Day-/2017-02-17 |title= Declare March 25 as Genocide Day |work= [[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)|The Daily Sun]] |date= February 17, 2017 |access-date= July 6, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=NTV>{{Cite news |url= http://en.ntvbd.com/bangladesh/51411/Bangladesh-declares-March-25-as-Genocide-Day |title= Bangladesh declares March 25 as Genocide Day |work= [[NTV (Bangladesh)|NTV]] |date= March 11, 2017 |access-date= July 6, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| {{nowrap|21 November}}
|[[Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)|Armed Forces Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2015/nov/21/armed-forces-day-being-marked|title=Armed Forces Day being marked|website=www.dhakatribune.com|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref>
|The day in 1971, when the members of Army, Navy and Air force of the [[Mukti Bahini|Bangladesh liberation war forces]] were fully operational and launched a coordinated offensive against the [[Pakistan Army|Pakistani Army]].<ref name="bss">{{cite news |title=Govt will continue efforts to modernise armed forces: PM |url=http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID=BSS-01-2002-11-20&id=7 |newspaper=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |date=20 November 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121312/http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID=BSS-01-2002-11-20&id=7 |archive-date=28 September 2007 }}</ref>
|-
| 14 December
|[[Martyred Intellectuals Day]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-martyred-intellectuals-day-observed-in-bangladesh-2155507|title=Martyred Intellectuals Day observed in Bangladesh|website=dna|language=en-US|access-date=2016-03-19}}</ref>
|[[1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals]] by Pakistani forces and their collaborators during the [[Liberation War of Bangladesh|1971 Liberation War]], particularly on 25 March and 14 December 1971.<ref name=Rahman>{{cite book|last=Rahman|first=Syedur|title=Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh|year=2002|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-8170945888|page=196|author2=Craig Baxter}}</ref><ref name=Banglapedia>{{citation
|author=Muazzam Hussain Khan
|chapter=Killing of Intellectuals
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Killing_of_Intellectuals
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref>
|}

==Festivals in Bangladesh==
*[[List of festivals in Bangladesh]]

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