Occasion

Date

Day

Number of holidays

**Pongal

15 January 2024

Monday

01 day

**Republic day of India

26 January 2023

Thursday

01 day

Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day

21 February 2023

Tuesday

01 day

*Shab-e-Barat and **Holi

08 March 2023

Wednesday

01 day

Birthday of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day

17 March 2023

Friday

01 day

Independence & National Day of Bangladesh

26 March 2023

Sunday

01 day

Bangla New Year (Pohela Baishakh)

14 April 2023

Friday

01 day

*Shab-e-Qadr

19 April 2023

Wednesday

01 day

Jamat-ul-Wida

21 April 2023

Friday

01 day

*Eid-ul-Fitr

21-23 April 2023

Friday-Sunday

03 days

May Day

01 May 2023

Monday

01 day

*Buddha Purnima

05 May 2023

Friday

01 day

*Eid-ul-Adha

28-30 June 2023

Wednesday-Friday

03 days

*Ashura (Muharram)

29 July 2023

Saturday

01 day

National Mourning Day of Bangladesh and Independence Day of India

15 August 2023

Tuesday

01 day

*Janmasthami

07 September 2023

Thursday

01 day

*Eid-e-Miladunnabi (Sm)

28 September 2023

Thursday

01 day

** Mahatma Gandhi’s Bithday

02 October 2023

Monday

01 day

Durga Puija/Dussehra

24 October 2023

Tuesday

01 day

** Diwali (Deepawali)

12 November 2023

Sunday

01 day

Great Victory Day of Bangladesh

16 December 2023

Saturday

01 day

Christmas day

25 December 2023

Monday

01 day

Total number of holidays

26 days

(The list may be revised, if required)