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List of festivals in Bangladesh
This is a
list of festivals
in
Bangladesh
.
Religious observance
Muslim
Eid ul-Fitr
- on
the 1st
day of
Shawwal
month of the lunar
Islamic calendar
.
Eid ul-Adha
- on the 10th day of
Dhu al-Hijjah
month of the Islamic calendar.
Chaand Raat
- on the 29th or 30th night of
Ramadan
month of the Islamic calendar.
Ashura
- on the 10th day of
Muharram
in the Islamic calendar.
Eid-e-Meeladun Nabi
– The
Birth of the Prophet
Shab-e-Qadr
Shab-e-Baraat
Bishwa Ijtema
Hindu
Durga Puja
- from the 2nd to the 7th day of Kartik month of the
Bengali calendar
.
Krishna Janmashtami
- celebration of the birth of the
Hindu deity
Krishna
Dolyatra
Rathayatra
, the most popular being
Dhamrai Rathayatra
.
Kali Puja
Saraswati Puja
Buddhist
Buddha Purnima
- Buddha's Birthday
Madhu Purnima
Kathin Chibardan
- offering of woven robe made of cotton to monks and nuns.
Christian
Boro Din
or Christmas - on
25 December
of the
Gregorian calendar
.
Easter Sunday
Patriotic and National Observances
Language Movement Day
- ; Wearing colour:
Genocide Remembrance Day
National day of mourning
Independence Day
; Wearing colour:
Armed Forces Day
Martyred Intellectuals Day
Victory Day
; Wearing colour:
Cultural
festivals
General
Rokeya Day
Rabindra Jayanti
Nazrul Jayanti
Music
Dhaka World Music Festival
Bengal Classical Music Festival
International Folk Festival
Folk
Pahela Baishakh
- on the 1st day of the Bengali calendar and summer festival; also called Bangla Noboborsho; Wearing colour:
Boshonto Utshob
- Spring festival also known as Pohela Falgun; Wearing colour:
Nabanna
- Winter and
harvest festival
; Wearing colour:
Borsha Utshob
- Monsoon festival; Wearing colour:
Nouka Baich
- Boat racing festivals held after the monsoon when rivers are filled
Others
Dhaka Art Summit
Hay Festival Dhaka
Dhaka Fashion Week
Dhaka International Film Festival
Chobi Mela International Photography Festival
CRACK International Art Camp
International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh
Bioscope Children's Photography Festival
Fairs
Ekushey Book Fair
- in Dhaka on the month of February of the Gregorian calendar.
Dhaka International Trade Fair
National Tree Fair
- Month-long
National Tree
Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair.
National Fisheries Week and Fish Fair - Week-long National Fiash Trade and Fair.
Local events
Shakrain
- in Dhaka at the end of the
Poush
of the Bengali calendar.
Jatiya Pitha Utsab
- National
Pitha
Festival.
Joy Bangla Concert
- annual concert to mark the
7th March Speech of Bangabandhu
Sheikh Mujib
.
Nouka Baich
Bisu Mela
Public holidays
Public holidays in Bangladesh