Current Date And Time In Chattogram, Bangladesh
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:54:49 BST
State: Chittagong
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (BST)
Population: 3,920,222
District: Chittagong
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Chattogram, Chittagong, Bangladesh? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Chattogram.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Chattogram follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day (Shadhinota Dibosh) on March 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Chattogram.
This is Bangladesh's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Bangladesh's country-level and Chittagong holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Chattogram as anywhere else in Bangladesh.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Bangladesh's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Bangladesh's country and Chittagong holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Chattogram just as everywhere else in Bangladesh.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Shadhinota Dibosh) | March 26 | National Holiday | Full National Closure (Banks & Govt Administration) | bangladesh.gov.bd |
| Victory Day (Bijoy Dibosh) | December 16 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | bangladesh.gov.bd |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day (Shadhinota Dibosh) | Fri, Mar 26, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Chattogram's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Bangladesh's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Chattogram doesn't simply get skipped — Bangladesh's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 3,920,222 and running on the Asia/Dhaka time zone, Chattogram follows Bangladesh's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.