{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-bangladesh-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "bd-public-holidays-2026.1",
  "jurisdiction": "BD (Bangladesh 2026 government public-office holiday schedule plus later election-period national closures)",
  "year": 2026,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2026-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Friday",
    "Saturday"
  ],
  "scope": "Bangladesh 2026 government public-office holiday schedule plus later election-period national closures",
  "holiday_policy": "Bangladesh_2026_MOPA_public_office_schedule_plus_election_amendment",
  "substitute_day_policy": "government_notification_dates_only; lunar_dates_may_change; regional_optional_and_employer_rules_not_inferred",
  "limitation": "Government/public-office schedule only; private-employer, bank, school, industrial-zone, essential-service, regional hill-district, optional-religious and later unlisted ad hoc schedules are not inferred. February 10 is not included because the reported later holiday was industrial-zone specific. Lunar dates may be revised by a later official notice.",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-02-04",
      "name": "Shab-e-Barat",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-11",
      "name": "Election and referendum special holiday",
      "kind": "election_special_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Later official election-period holiday notice"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-12",
      "name": "Election and referendum special holiday",
      "kind": "election_special_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Later official election-period holiday notice"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-21",
      "name": "Language Martyrs' Day / International Mother Language Day",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-17",
      "name": "Shab-e-Qadr",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-19",
      "name": "Jumatul Bida and Eid-ul-Fitr holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-21",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-22",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-23",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Fitr holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-03-26",
      "name": "Independence and National Day",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-14",
      "name": "Bengali New Year / Pohela Boishakh",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "name": "May Day and Buddha Purnima",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-26",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Adha holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-27",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Adha holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-28",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Adha holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-29",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Adha holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-30",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Adha holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-31",
      "name": "Eid-ul-Adha holiday period",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-26",
      "name": "Ashura",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-05",
      "name": "July Mass Uprising Day",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-26",
      "name": "Eid-e-Miladunnabi",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-04",
      "name": "Janmashtami",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-20",
      "name": "Durga Puja (Mahanabami)",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-21",
      "name": "Vijaya Dashami",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-16",
      "name": "Victory Day",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "kind": "government_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "MOPA 2026 holiday notification"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration – 2026 holiday notification",
      "url": "https://objectstorage.ap-dcc-gazipur-1.oraclecloud15.com/n/axvjbnqprylg/b/V2Ministry/o/office-mopa/2024/12/209c6283d9234a0fa8f1f30b90068b57.pdf",
      "type": "government_official_notification_pdf",
      "scope": "Official 2026 government holiday schedule; lunar dates follow the notification and may be amended by a later official notice"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration – archived public-holiday notices",
      "url": "https://mopa.gov.bd/pages/public-holiday?archived=true",
      "type": "government_official_archive",
      "scope": "Official notice index used to locate the 2026 notification and later public-holiday amendments"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bangladesh Government Press – extraordinary gazette archive",
      "url": "https://www.dpp.gov.bd/bgpress/index.php/document/get_extraordinary/60290",
      "type": "government_gazette_archive",
      "scope": "Government gazette evidence for later election-period closure notices"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bangladesh Bank – 2026 scheduled bank holidays",
      "url": "https://www.bb.org.bd/mediaroom/circulars/dos/nov162025dosl20e.pdf",
      "type": "official_bank_cross_check",
      "scope": "Banking-sector cross-check only; bank holidays are not generalized as government or private-employer closures"
    },
    {
      "name": "The Daily Star – official 2026 public-holiday list cross-check",
      "url": "https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/govt-announces-official-list-public-holidays-2026-4031596",
      "type": "reputable_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Independent report of the 28-day government list and its general/executive split; not the legal authority"
    },
    {
      "name": "Prothom Alo – election-period holiday amendment cross-check",
      "url": "https://en.prothomalo.com/youth/education/ye81kbic39",
      "type": "reputable_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Reports the February 11–12 nationwide election-period government holiday and distinguishes the February 10 industrial-zone holiday"
    },
    {
      "name": "BSS – election-period closure cross-check",
      "url": "https://www.bssnews.net/national-parlament-election-2026/356765",
      "type": "reputable_news_cross_check",
      "scope": "Confirms the later election-period closure and bank-sector circular; not the legal authority"
    }
  ]
}