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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 ...
National Mourning Day of Bangladesh is a commemorative and former public holiday in Bangladesh. [1] On 15 August of every year, the day is observed with mourning. The day is also observed officially and nationally during the government led by Awami League. [2] [3] The black flag is hoisted as well as the national flag is kept at half-mast.
The first day of the Bengali year is known as Pohela Boishakh (Boishakh 1st) which is a public holiday in Bangladesh. [ 2 ] The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS) [ 3 ] or the Bengali year ( বাংলা সন Bangla Sôn , বাংলা সাল Bangla sal , or Bangabda ) [ 4 ] has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE.
Kukur Tihar (also called Narak Chaturdashi, Nepali: कुकुर तिहार) is an annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the festival of Tihar (around October or November). The second day of Tihar, called Kukur Tihar, is dedicated to the worship of dogs. On this day, people worship dogs to please ...
The Bangladeshi calendar ( Bengali: বাংলা সাল, also called the Bangla Year) is a civil calendar used in Bangladesh, alongside the Gregorian calendar and the Islamic calendar. With roots in the ancient calendars of the region, [ 1][ 2][ 3] it is based on Tarikh-e-Ilahi (Divine Era), [ 4] introduced by the Mughal Emperor Akbar on ...
Shakrain — in Dhaka at the end of the Poush of the Bengali calendar. [ 45] Jatiya Pitha Utsab — National Pitha (Cake) Festival. [ 46] Charak — 3-day-long festival in Pabna starting on the last day of the Bangla month of Chaitra. [ 47] Joy Bangla Concert — annual concert to mark the 7 March Speech of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Pages in category "Public holidays in Bangladesh" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh)
Liberation of Bangladesh. The Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's independence is an annual plan announced by the Government of Bangladesh to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan through a nine-month armed liberation war from 26 March to 16 December 1971. The government announced to celebrate the golden jubilee ...