Public holidays in Bangladesh, 2025
Bangladesh observes 7 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 254 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 21 Feb | Friday | International Mother Language Day শহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 26 Mar | Wednesday | Independence and National Day স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 14 Apr | Monday | Bengali New Year নববর্ষ |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Labour Day মে দিবস |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 5 Aug | Tuesday | July Mass Uprising Day জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবস |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 16 Dec | Tuesday | Victory Day বিজয় দিবস |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day বড়দিন |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 7 | 254 | 2,032 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Bangladesh. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
The longest working month is January at 23 days; the shortest is February at 19. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 62 working days across January, February, March.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Bangladesh's 7 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 8th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 2 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 21 February 2025 to 23 February 2025, built around International Mother Language Day. A further 4 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.