Is New Year’s Day a Public Holiday in Bangladesh?
New Year’s Day is a public holiday for the general population according to Holidays 2019. This means, offices, colleges, schools, universities, and several other academic institutions remain closed on this day.
How Is New Year’s Day Celebrated In Bangladesh?
Usually the people of Bangladesh follow Pohela Boishakh with great anxiety and vigour as it is their cultural and traditional new year, but they also follow the Gregorian calendar and observe the New Year festivities advertently.
New Year’s Day in Bangladesh consists of many late night celebrations and parties where the people take part joyously. People forget their worries and tensions for a day and get together to welcome a brand new year and bid adieu to the old one. As most of the world take joy in and follow the Gregorian Calendar and celebrate the New Year in accordance with it, Bangladesh also doesn’t leave behind and observe the new year celebrations quite adventurously.
New Year’s Day Observances
| Year | Weekday | Date | Name | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tue | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
| 2020 | Wed | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
| 2021 | Fri | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
| 2022 | Sat | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
| 2023 | Sun | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
| 2024 | Mon | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
| 2025 | Wed | 1 January | New Year’s Day | Optional Holiday |
New Year’s Day Celebrations In Other Countries
- New Year’s Day in India
- New Year’s Day in the USA
- New Year’s Day in the UK
- New Year’s Day in Australia
- New Year’s Day in Canada
- New Year’s Day in UAE
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