{
  "year": 2026,
  "country": "Bangladesh",
  "source": "Bangladesh 2026 Holiday Circular — Ministry of Public Administration gazette (9 November 2025)",
  "source_document": "https://mopa.gov.bd/pages/public-holiday/",
  "source_note": "The 2026 circular grants 28 holidays (14 general + 14 executive-order). Eid blocks are shown as actually observed, including the extra bridge day on 18 March and the extended Eid-ul-Azha block. Ashura and Eid-e-Miladunnabi remain subject to moon sighting. The hill-districts-only Baisabi day (13 April) and the optional holidays per community are not included.",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-13",
  "license_note": "Public data from official government sources, compiled by CalendarWorld.",
  "holidays": [
    {
      "date": "2026-02-04",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Shab-e-Barat",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-21",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Shaheed Day / International Mother Language Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-17",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Shab-e-Qadr",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-18",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-19",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Jumatul Bida",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-21",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-22",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-23",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-26",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Independence Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Bengali New Year (Pahela Baishakh)",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "May Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Buddha Purnima",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-25",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-26",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-28",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-31",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Azha Holiday",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-26",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Ashura",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "July Mass Uprising Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-25",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Eid-e-Miladunnabi",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-04",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Janmashtami",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-20",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Durga Puja",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-21",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Durga Puja",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-16",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Victory Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "type": "Public Holiday"
    }
  ]
}