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There are fifteen public holidays in Bangladesh. Muslims and non-Muslims have four religious holidays each in addition to the seven secular national holidays. For the Muslims, nine major Islamic holidays: Ashura, Mawlid, Isra' and Mi'raj, Shab-e-Barat, first day of Ramadan, Revelation of the Quran, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha ...
First time. 26 March 1972 (52 years ago) ( 1972-03-26) Independence Monument at Ramna, Dhaka. The Independence Day of Bangladesh ( Bengali: স্বাধীনতা দিবস Shadhinôta Dibôsh) is celebrated on 26 March as a national holiday in Bangladesh. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the ...
National Mourning Day of Bangladesh is a former public holiday in Bangladesh. [1] Before 2024, on 15 August of every year, the day is observed with mourning. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The black flag is hoisted as well as the national flag is kept at half-mast.
Victory Day ( Bengali: বিজয় দিবস Bijôy Dibôsh) is a national holiday in Bangladesh celebrated on 16 December to commemorate the defeat of the Pakistan Armed Forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and the Independence of Bangladesh. It commemorates the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender, wherein the commander of the ...
Pohela Boishakh ( Bengali: পহেলা বৈশাখ )) [ n 1] is the Bengali New Year celebrated on 14 April in Bangladesh and 15 April in the Indian [ 2] states of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand and Assam ( Goalpara and Barak Valley ).
The government declared the indefinite nationwide curfew starting at 6 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Sunday and also announced a three-day general holiday starting from Monday.
The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March when Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declared the independence of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Liberation War started on 26 March and lasted till 16 December 1971 which is celebrated as Victory Day in Bangladesh. There is a dispute along partisan line on who declared the Independence of ...
Buddha's birthday is a public holiday in Bangladesh and the event is called Buddho Purnima (বুদ্ধ পূর্ণিমা). On the days preceding Purnima, Buddhist monks and priests decorate Buddhist temples with colourful decorations and candles.