In Bangladesh generally Friday, and Saturday are the weekly holidays. Public holidays in Bangladesh in 2018 are listed below-
| Date | Event |
| Feb 21 (Wednesday) | Language Martyrs’ Day (International Mother Language Day) |
| Mar 17 (Saturday) | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birthday (Father of Nation of Bangladesh) |
| Mar 26 (Monday) | Independence Day (Declaration of Independence from Pakistan in 1971) |
| Apr 14 (Saturday) | Bengali New Year (Pahela Boishakh) |
| Apr 29 (Sunday) | Buddha Purnima (Birth of Buddha) |
| May 1 (Tuesday) | May Day (International Labour Day) |
| May 2 (Wednesday) | Shab e-Barat (Night of Records. Celebrated on the 15th Sha’aban, Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Jun 12 (Tuesday) | Night of Destiny (Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan, Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Jun 15 (Friday) | Jumatul Bidah (Last Friday of the month of Ramadan, Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Jun 15 (Friday) | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
| Jun 16 (Saturday) | Eid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan, Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Jun 17 (Sunday) | Eid ul-Fitr Holiday |
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| Aug 15 (Wednesday) | National Mourning Day (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were killed in 1975) |
| Aug 21 (Tuesday) | Eid ul-Adha Holiday (Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Aug 22 (Wednesday) | Eid ul-Adha (Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Aug 23 (Thursday) | Eid ul-Adha Day 2 (Date varies on Lunar cycle) |
| Sep 2 (Sunday) | Janmashtami |
| Sep 21 (Friday) | Ashura (10th day of Muharram) |
| Oct 19 (Friday) | Durga Puja |
| Nov 21 (Wednesday) | Eid e-Milad-un Nabi |
| Dec 16 (Sunday) | Victory Day (Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini) |
| Dec 25 (Tuesday) | Christmas Day |