Boishakh
31 daysবৈশাখ
Grishmo (Summer)
Starts 14 Apr
📅 Calendar
Bangla & English Calendar
Bangladesh follows two calendars: the Gregorian (English) calendar for official business and the Bangla calendar (বঙ্গাব্দ) for cultural and agricultural life. The Bangla year starts on 14 April (Pohela Boishakh) and divides into six seasons of two months each.
Wednesday
Today
26 Aug 2026
Gregorian date
6
Seasons
12
Bangla months
English (Gregorian) Calendar 2026
The standard calendar used for government, business and international affairs.
January
31 daysFebruary
28 daysMarch
31 daysApril
30 daysMay
31 daysJune
30 daysJuly
31 daysAugust
31 daysCurrent month — Day 26
September
30 daysOctober
31 daysNovember
30 daysDecember
31 daysBangla Calendar (বঙ্গাব্দ)
Twelve months, six seasons — each pair of months is linked to a season of the Bengali year.
Jyoishtho
31 daysজ্যৈষ্ঠ
Grishmo (Summer)
Starts 15 May
Asharh
31 daysআষাঢ়
Borsha (Monsoon)
Starts 15 Jun
Shrabon
31 daysশ্রাবণ
Borsha (Monsoon)
Starts 16 Jul
Bhadro
31 daysভাদ্র
Shorot (Autumn)
Starts 16 Aug
Ashwin
30 daysআশ্বিন
Shorot (Autumn)
Starts 16 Sep
Kartik
30 daysকার্তিক
Hemonto (Late Autumn)
Starts 16 Oct
Ogrohayon
30 daysঅগ্রহায়ণ
Hemonto (Late Autumn)
Starts 15 Nov
Poush
30 daysপৌষ
Sheet (Winter)
Starts 15 Dec
Magh
30 daysমাঘ
Sheet (Winter)
Starts 14 Jan
Falgun
30 daysফাল্গুন
Boshonto (Spring)
Starts 13 Feb
Choitro
30 daysচৈত্র
Boshonto (Spring)
Starts 15 Mar
The six seasons
Where most of the world counts four seasons, Bangladesh recognises six.
☀️ Grishmo (গ্রীষ্ম)
Summer — Boishakh & Jyoishtho (Apr–Jun). The hottest months, with temperatures above 35 °C.
🌧️ Borsha (বর্ষা)
Monsoon — Asharh & Shrabon (Jun–Aug). Heavy rains, lush green landscapes, swelling rivers.
🍂 Shorot (শরৎ)
Autumn — Bhadro & Ashwin (Aug–Oct). Clear skies after the monsoon, kash phool blooms.
🌾 Hemonto (হেমন্ত)
Late Autumn — Kartik & Ogrohayon (Oct–Dec). Harvest season, Nabanna festival.
❄️ Sheet (শীত)
Winter — Poush & Magh (Dec–Feb). Cool, dry, foggy mornings — the best travel season.
🌸 Boshonto (বসন্ত)
Spring — Falgun & Choitro (Feb–Apr). Flowers bloom, Pohela Falgun is celebrated in red and yellow.
National holidays
Fixed-date public holidays observed every year.
| Date | Holiday | Bangla |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb | International Mother Language Day | আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস |
| 26 Mar | Independence Day | স্বাধীনতা দিবস |
| 14 Apr | Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) | পহেলা বৈশাখ |
| 1 May | May Day | মে দিবস |
| 15 Aug | National Mourning Day | জাতীয় শোক দিবস |
| 16 Dec | Victory Day | বিজয় দিবস |
| 25 Dec | Christmas Day | বড়দিন |
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Islamic holidays (Eid ul-Fitr, Eid ul-Adha, Shab-e-Barat) and Hindu holidays (Durga Puja) follow the lunar calendar, so their Gregorian dates shift each year. Check the government gazette for the current year's exact dates.