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Bangladesh has numerous public holidays, including national memorial, religious and secular holidays of Bengali origin. The Bengali traditional calendar, known as Baṅgābda is the national and official calendar in Bangladesh. The holidays are celebrated according to Bengali, Islamic or Gregorian calendars for religious and civil purposes ...
Bangladeshi land revenues are still collected by the government in line with this calendar. [9] The calendar's new year day, Pohela Boishakh, is a national holiday. The government and newspapers of Bangladesh widely use the abbreviation B.S. (Bangla Son, or Bangla Sal, or Bangla Sombat) for Bangladeshi calendar era.
National Mourning Day of Bangladesh is a commemorative and former public holiday in Bangladesh. [1] Before 2024, on 15 August of every year, the day is observed with mourning. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The day was also observed officially and nationally during the government led by Awami League .
Pages in category "Public holidays in Bangladesh" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Official name: Independence and National Day: Observed by Bangladesh Type: National holiday: Celebrations: Flag hoisting, parades, award ceremonies, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem, speeches by the President and the Prime Minister, entertainment and cultural programs.
In 2001, under the second Khaleda ministry, the holiday was abolished. [12] It was again declared a public holiday as Bangabandhu's birthday and Children's Day in 2009, and was celebrated by the second Hasina ministry in 2010. [13] [14] In 2020, the government declared Mujib Year for the centennial of his birth. [15]
Victory Day (Bengali: বিজয় দিবস, romanized: Bijôẏ Dibôs) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the defeat of the Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the Independence of Bangladesh.
National Revolution and Solidarity Day (Bengali: জাতীয় বিপ্লব ও সংহতি দিবস) is a commemorative and former public holiday celebrated in Bangladesh on November 7 to commemorate the 7 November 1975 Bangladeshi coup d'état (Sipahi–Janata Revolution) by regular soldiers of Army and the common masses that showed solidarity with them.