Public Holidays in Bangladesh 2042

There are 12 Bangladesh public holidays in 2042. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Bangladesh public holidays in 2042 are Ashura (Friday, January 3), Shaheed Day & International Mother Language Day (Friday, February 21), Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Wednesday, March 5), Independence Day (Wednesday, March 26), Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) (Monday, April 14), May Day (Thursday, May 1), July Mass Uprising Day (Tuesday, August 5), Eid ul-Fitr (Tuesday, September 16), Eid ul-Adha (Sunday, November 23), Victory Day (Tuesday, December 16), Ashura (Tuesday, December 23) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2042: May 1–May 3 (3 days, May Day); Nov 21–Nov 23 (3 days, Eid ul-Adha); 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.