2021 Government Holidays Bangladesh Full List
The cabinet has approved the list of Bangladesh 2021 Government Holidays. In the new list, the general holiday is 14 days.
Six of them are on weekly holidays. Besides, this year there are eight days off in the executive order. One of them fell on a weekly holiday.
The list was approved at a cabinet meeting on Monday (2 November, 2020). The virtual meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Later, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam told reporters at a press conference at the Secretariat.
He said that in addition to the mentioned holidays, there will be separate optional holidays for the followers of different religions next year.
2021 Government Holidays List
Here is your 2021 Government Holidays full List. You can read this article in Bangla.
| Date | Day | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| 21 February | Sunday | Martyrs and International Mother Language Day |
| 17 March | Wednesday | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birthday |
| 26 March | Friday | Independence and National Day |
| 29 March | Monday | Shab-E-Barat |
| 14 April | Wednesday | Bangla New Year |
| 01 May | Saturday | May Day |
| 07 May | Friday | Jummahtul Bidda |
| 10 May | Monday | Shab-E-Kader |
| 13 May | Thursday | The day before Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 14 May | Friday | Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 15 May | Saturday | The day after Eid-ul-Fitr |
| 26 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima |
| 20 July | Tuesday | The day before Eid-ul-Azha |
| 21 July | Wednesday | Eid-ul-Azha |
| 22 July | Thursday | The day after Eid-ul-Azha |
| 15 August | Sunday | National Mourning Day |
| 19 August | Thursday | Ashura |
| 30 August | Monday | Janmashtami |
| 15 October | Friday | Durgapuja |
| 19 October | Tuesday | Eid-e-Miladunnabi (sa.) |
| 16 December | Thursday | Victory Day |
| 25 December | Saturday | Borodin |