The cabinet has approved 29 public holidays for 2027, including 15 general holidays and 14 holidays declared by executive order, with 22 effective holidays after excluding those coinciding with weekly weekends.
The decision was taken at the 26th cabinet meeting, held at the secretariat on Monday. Following the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani briefed journalists at the conference room of the Department of Information.
Nasimul Gani said the approved holiday list includes 15 general holidays for national days and various religious festivals. Of these, 4 days will coincide with weekly holidays, comprising 2 Fridays and 2 Saturdays.
Another 14 holidays will be declared by executive order for the Bengali New Year and various religious festivals. Of these, 3 days will coincide with weekly holidays, including 1 Friday and 2 Saturdays.
As a result, 7 of the 29 holidays will overlap with weekly holidays, leaving 22 effective public holidays in 2027.
According to the approved list, employees of the Republic will be allowed up to 3 optional holidays annually for various religious festivals.
Government employees from small ethnic groups working in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and other parts of the country will also be entitled to 2 optional holidays to celebrate their main social festival, Boisabi, or similar festivals.
