Public holidays in Bangladesh
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| February 21 | Language Martyrs' Day | Shoheed Dibosh | Marks the revolution for the right to speak Bangla in erstwhile East Pakistan and the associated massacre carried out by Pakistan Central Government |
| March 26 | Independence Day | Shadhinota Dibosh | Declaration of independence as per direction of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman |
| April 14 | Bengali New Year | Bangla Noboborsho | First of Baishakh, first day of the Bangla Calendar |
| May 1 | May Day | May Dibosh | Day honoring the workers. |
| November 7 | National Solidarity and Revolution Day | Jatiyo Songhoti Dibosh | Day honoring the soliderity between the Army and the People of Bangladesh. |
| December 16 | Victory Day | Bijoy Dibosh | Surrender of Pakistan army (represented at surrender by Lt Gen A.B.K Niazi) to the Mukti Bahini (headed by General M.A.G. Osmani, represented at the surrender by Lt Gen J.S. Aurora) |
| December 25 | Christmas | Borodin | Holiday celebrating Christmas |