Eid al-Fitr (Feast of Breaking Fast)
Season or date: Beginning of Islamic calendar Shawwal month
Largest religious event celebrating end of Ramadan. Traditional family feast and gift-giving.
Festivals in Bangladesh
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Season or date: Islamic calendar Dhū al-Ḥijjah month 10th day
Charitable festival slaughtering sheep or cattle and sharing meat with poor.
Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year)
Season or date: April 14
Famous for large Dhaka parade "Mangal Shobhajatra." Celebrate new year in traditional clothing.
Durga Puja
Season or date: September–October
Hinduism's largest goddess festival. Beautiful scene of releasing colored statues into Ganges River.
Language Martyrs' Day
Season or date: February 21
Memorial day mourning Bengali Language Movement victims of 1952.
Independence Day
Season or date: March 26
Nation's birthday with fireworks and military parades nationwide.
Victory Day
Season or date: December 16
Celebration honoring 1971 victory and victims.
Buddha Purnima
Season or date: May full moon
Buddhists conduct services at temples.
Shab-e-Barat
Season or date: Just before fasting month
"Night of Destiny" offering prayers all night.
Baisabi Festival
Season or date: Around spring equinox
Water festival of Chittagong Hill Tracts minority ethnic groups.
Public holidays
- Independence Day
- Language Martyrs' Day
- Bengali New Year
- Feast of Sacrifice
- Feast of Breaking Fast
- Victory Day
- Durga Puja