BANGLADESH BANK

HEAD OFFICE Department of

POST BOX NO. 325 Offsite Supervision
DHAKA-1000

03 Poush, 1414
DOS Circular Letter No. 13 Date : -----------------
17 December, 2007
Chief Executives
All Scheduled Banks in Bangladesh.

Dear Sir,
Holidays during 2008.

In terms of Govt. Notification No. ϱ(á©á•-4)hãáu-9/2007-212/1(150) dated 03-12-2007

issued by the Ministry of Establishment, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the
Public holidays to be observed by the scheduled Banks including Bangladesh Bank in Bangladesh
during 2008 are specified below for information and necessary action:-
Sl. Name of the occasion Date Day No. of holidays
No.
1 * Muharram (Ashura) 19 January, 2008 Saturday 01 day
2 Shahid Day & International 21 February, 2008 Thursday 01 day
Mother Language Day
3 * Eid-e-Miladun-Nabi(S) 21 March, 2008 Friday 01 day
4 Independence & National Day 26 March, 2008 Wednesday 01 day
5 Bengali New year's Day 14 April, 2008 Monday 01 day
6 May Day 01 May, 2008 Thursday 01 day
7 * Buddha Purnima (Baishakhi 20 May, 2008 Tuesday 01 day
Purnima)
8 Bank Holiday 01 July, 2008 Tuesday 01 day
9 * Shab-e-Barat 17 August, 2008 Sunday 01 day
10 Janmashtami 24 August, 2008 Sunday 01 day
11 * Jumatul Wida 26 September, 2008 Friday 01 day
12 * Shab-e-Qadr 28 September, 2008 Sunday 01 day
13 * Eid-ul-Fitr 01, 02 & 03 Wednesday, 03 days
October, 2008 Thursday &
Friday
14 Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami) 09 October, 2008 Thursday 01 day
15 * Eid-ul-Azha 08, 09 & 10 Monday, 03 days
December, 2008 Tuesday &
Wednesday
16 Victory Day 16 December, 2008 Tuesday 01 day
17 Christmas Day 25 December, 2008 Thursday 01 day
18 Bank Holiday 31 December, 2008 Wednesday 01 day

* Subject to the appearance of the Moon.

(Yusuf Haroon Abedi)

General Manager
Phone : 7120376