2 daysFri, Feb 20 – Sat, Feb 21
2021
🇧🇩
Long Weekends in Bangladesh 2026
Bangladesh has 3 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Fri–Sat weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Mar 26 – 28). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 3
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
Subscribe to or print Bangladesh holidays →
Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Mar 17
Mujib's Birthday & Children's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
17
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 15–16) for 5 days off (Mar 13 – 17).
2 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sat, Mar 21
2021
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Mar 18–19) for 5 days off (Mar 17 – 21).
3 daysThu, Mar 26 – Sat, Mar 28
262728
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 22–25) for 9 days off (Mar 20 – 28).
1 dayTue, Apr 14
Bengali New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
14
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 12–13) for 5 days off (Apr 10 – 14).
2 daysFri, May 1 – Sat, May 2
12
1 dayTue, May 19
Buddha's Birthday — a lone day off, bridge it:
19
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 17–18) for 5 days off (May 15 – 19).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 28) for 4 days off (May 27 – 30).
3 daysThu, Jun 25 – Sat, Jun 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 21–24) for 9 days off (Jun 19 – 27).
2 daysFri, Aug 14 – Sat, Aug 15
1415
2 daysMon, Aug 24 – Tue, Aug 25
Krishna Janmashtami · Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
2425
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 23) for 5 days off (Aug 21 – 25).
3 daysThu, Oct 8 – Sat, Oct 10
8910
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 4–7) for 9 days off (Oct 2 – 10).
1 dayWed, Dec 16
Victory Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
16
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 17) for 4 days off (Dec 16 – 19).
2 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sat, Dec 26
2526
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Mar 15–16 | Mar 13 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 15–16 + Mar 18–19 | Mar 13 – 21 |
| 5 | 2d · Mar 18–19 | Mar 17 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 22–25 | Mar 20 – 28 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 12–13 | Apr 10 – 14 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 12–13 + Apr 15–16 | Apr 10 – 18 |
| 5 | 2d · Apr 15–16 | Apr 14 – 18 |
| 5 | 2d · May 17–18 | May 15 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · May 17–18 + May 20–21 | May 15 – 23 |
| 5 | 2d · May 20–21 | May 19 – 23 |
| 6 | 3d · May 24–26 | May 22 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · May 24–26 + May 28 | May 22 – 30 |
| 4 | 1d · May 28 | May 27 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 21–24 | Jun 19 – 27 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Aug 23 | Aug 21 – 25 |
| 9 | 3d · Aug 23 + Aug 26–27 | Aug 21 – 29 |
| 6 | 2d · Aug 26–27 | Aug 24 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 4–7 | Oct 2 – 10 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 13–15 | Dec 11 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 13–15 + Dec 17 | Dec 11 – 19 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 17 | Dec 16 – 19 |
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.