2 daysFri, Feb 21 – Sat, Feb 22
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Long Weekends in Bangladesh 2025
Bangladesh has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Fri–Sat weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 28 – 30). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayMon, Mar 17
Mujib's Birthday & Children's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
17
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 16) for 4 days off (Mar 14 – 17).
1 dayWed, Mar 26
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
26
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 27) for 5 days off (Mar 26 – 30).
3 daysFri, Mar 28 – Sun, Mar 30
282930
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 27) for 5 days off (Mar 26 – 30).
1 dayMon, Apr 14
Bengali New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
14
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 13) for 4 days off (Apr 11 – 14).
3 daysThu, May 1 – Sat, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayMon, May 19
Buddha's Birthday — a lone day off, bridge it:
19
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 18) for 4 days off (May 16 – 19).
2 daysFri, Jun 6 – Sat, Jun 7
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
67
2 daysFri, Jul 4 – Sat, Jul 5
45
2 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sat, Aug 16
1516
3 daysFri, Aug 22 – Sun, Aug 24
222324
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 25–28) for 9 days off (Aug 22 – 30).
3 daysThu, Sep 4 – Sat, Sep 6
456
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 31 – Sep 3) for 9 days off (Aug 29 – Sep 6).
1 dayWed, Oct 8
Durga Puja — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 9) for 4 days off (Oct 8 – 11).
1 dayTue, Dec 16
Victory Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
16
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 14–15) for 5 days off (Dec 12 – 16).
3 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sat, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 21–24) for 9 days off (Dec 19 – 27).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1d · Mar 16 | Mar 14 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16 + Mar 18–20 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 18–20 | Mar 17 – 22 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 23–25 | Mar 21 – 26 |
| 10 | 4d · Mar 23–25 + Mar 27 | Mar 21 – 30 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Mar 27 | Mar 26 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 31 – Apr 3 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 4 | 1d · Apr 13 | Apr 11 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 13 + Apr 15–17 | Apr 11 – 19 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 15–17 | Apr 14 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 4 | 1d · May 18 | May 16 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · May 18 + May 20–22 | May 16 – 24 |
| 6 | 3d · May 20–22 | May 19 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 25–28 | Aug 22 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 31 – Sep 3 | Aug 29 – Sep 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 5–7 | Oct 3 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 5–7 + Oct 9 | Oct 3 – 11 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 9 | Oct 8 – 11 |
| 5 | 2d · Dec 14–15 | Dec 12 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 14–15 + Dec 17–18 | Dec 12 – 20 |
| 5 | 2d · Dec 17–18 | Dec 16 – 20 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
Computed from Bangladesh's public holidays plus Fri–Sat weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.