Government Holidays 2020 Bangladesh full list – Updated
Here is your Government Holidays 2020 Bangladesh full list. The Cabinet approved the list of official holidays for 2020.
The total leave is 22 days this year, together with general leave and executive order. Of these 22 days, there will be 8 days weekly leave.
The list was approved at a meeting of the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Tejgaon on Today (28 October 2019).
Next year, the general holiday is 14 days and the executive order will be 8 days. Apart from this, optional holiday arrangements have also been made for the employees of different religions.
Of these, 5 days for Muslims, 8 days for Hindus, 5 days for Buddhists, and 8 days for Christians are optional holidays.
Apart from this, only two more days of optional holidays have been arranged for small communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Government Holidays 2020 (Public/ General Holidays)
| Date | Day | Name of the Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 21st February | International Mother Language Day | |
| 17th March | Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Birthday | |
| 26th March | Independence and National Day | |
| 1st May | May day | |
| 6th May | Buddha Purnima | |
| 22th May | Jumatul Bida | |
| 25th May | Eid-ul-Fitr | |
| 1st August | Eid-ul-Azha | |
| 11th August | Happy Janmashtami | |
| 15th August | National Mourning Day | |
| 26th October | Durga Puja | |
| 30th October | EID-e-Milladunnabi | |
| 16th December | Victory Day | |
| 25th December | Jesus Christ’s birthday |
Vacation Holiday 2020 by executive order
| Date | Day | Name of the Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 9th April | Thursday | Shab-E-Borat |
| 14th April | Tuesday | Bengali New Year |
| 21st May | Thursday | Shab E Kodor |
| 24th and 26th May | Sunday & Tuesday | Before and After the Eid-Ul-Fitr |
| 11th July and 2nd August | Friday & Sunday | Before and After the Eid-Ul-Azha |
| 30th August | Sunday | Ashura |
Muslim Festival Holiday 2020
| Date | Day | Name of the Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 23rd March | Monday | Shab-E-Meraz |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Second day of Eid Ul Fitr |
| 03th August | Monday | Second Day of Eid Ul Azha |
| 14th October | Wednesday | Akheri Chahar Somba |
| 27th November | Friday | Fateha-e-Yazdahm |
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