Banks will be closed for 27 days in 2025 on the occasion of different public holidays.

But out of these 27 days, eight days are Friday and Saturday. Bangladesh Bank (BB) has finalized this list of the next year's holidays for banks in conjunction with government holidays. This year there was a total of 24 days of bank holidays.

On Sunday (November 17), the central bank sent the holiday list to the managing director and chief executive officer of all scheduled banks in the country.

According to the list, the first public holiday next year will be Shab-e-Barat. On this occasion, the bank will be closed for one day on Saturday, February 15. On the occasion of Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language Day in that month, the bank will be closed for one day on Friday, February 21.

After that, there will be a holiday on Wednesday, March 26 on the occasion of Independence and National Day, and Friday, March 28 on the occasion of Jumatul Bidah and Shab-e-Qadr.

Banks will be closed for five days from March 29 to April 2 on the occasion of next year's holy Eid-ul-Fitr. In this one day is a weekend. Banks will be closed two days before Eid-ul-Fitr, on the day of Eid, and two days after Eid. Banks will be closed on New Year's Monday, April 14, May Day Thursday, May 1, and Buddha Purnima Sunday, May 11.

Banks will be closed for six days from June 5 to 10 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. There are two days of the weekend.

Apart from this, one day on Tuesday 1st of July for the bank holiday, Sunday the 6th of July for Ashura, Saturday the 16th of August for Janmashtami, Friday 5th of September for Eid-e-Miladunnabi, two days on the 1st and 2nd October (Wednesday and Thursday) for Durga Puja.

Banks will be closed on Tuesday Victory Day, 16 December, Thursday 25th December for Christmas, and Wednesday 31st December for Bank Holiday.