Current Date And Time In Dhaka, Bangladesh
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
11:33:51 BST
State: Dhaka Division
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
Timezone: UTC +06:00 (BST)
Population: 10,356,500
District: Dhaka
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Dhaka.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Dhaka align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day (Shadhinota Dibosh) on March 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Dhaka.
This is Bangladesh's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Bangladesh's country-level and Dhaka Division holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Dhaka 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 Dhaka Division holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Dhaka 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 |
Dhaka'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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Dhaka's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Bangladesh declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 10,356,500 and running on the Asia/Dhaka time zone, Dhaka follows Bangladesh's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.