2027 holiday list approved, how many days of government holidays?
Representational image. Agamir Somoy.
The Cabinet has approved the country's next year's holiday list. It includes 15 days of general holidays and 14 days of holidays by executive orders. However, since weekly holidays fall within these holidays, the total number of holidays will effectively be 22 days.
The holiday list was approved on Monday, at a Cabinet meeting held at the secretariat under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. After the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani briefed the journalists.
The Cabinet Secretary said there will be 15 days of general holidays on the occasion of national days and important religious festivals of various communities. Of these, four days fall on the weekly holidays of Friday and Saturday. In addition, there will be 14 days of government holidays by executive order on the occasion of Bengali New Year and various religious festivals. Of these, three days fall on weekly holidays. Altogether, out of 29 days of holidays, seven days are weekly holidays, so there will be 22 effective holidays.
Government employees may take a maximum of three days of optional leave per year according to their respective religions. In addition, provisions have been kept for two days of optional leave for government employees from small ethnic groups working in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and other areas of the country to celebrate their main social festivals, such as Baishabi.
In addition, the Cabinet Secretary said the Cabinet has given final approval to the draft of the "Special Solar Power Installation Act, 2026," subject to vetting, with the aim of ensuring the rapid expansion of solar power installation activities. He also said that with the goal of ensuring transparency, accountability, equal treatment, and free competition in public procurement management, the Cabinet has given final approval to the draft law "Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Act, 2026" as the main legal framework for public procurement, subject to vetting by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division.
