On March 26, 1971 the nation of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan) was borne after fighting a very savage war against the central Pakistani government. March 26 is celebrated as the Independence Day in Bangladesh. This commemorates the declaration of independence, and the start of Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The day is a national holiday in Bangladesh, and is celebrated with parades, and paying of respect at Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, the national memorial at Savar near Dhaka.

Language Movement Day or Language Revolution Day ( Bhasha Andolon Dibosh ), which is also referred to as Language Martyrs' Day or Martyrs' Day ( Shohid Dibosh ), is a national day of Bangladesh to commemorate protests and sacrifices to protect Bengali as a national language during the Pakistani regime in 1952.

December 16 is celebrated as the Victory day(Bijoy Dibosh) in The Peoples Republic of Bangladesh is a country in South Asia that forms the eastern part of the ancient region of Bengal. On this day in 1971, the Pakistani Army surrendered to the Indo-Bangladeshi High Command in Dhaka, ending the 1971 Bangladesh atrocities:- 9 months of genocide. Pakistani General AAK Niazi surrendered officially to the Allied forces commander General Jagjit Singh Aurora. Bangladesh gained independence after 9 months of a long and bloody struggle.

Muharram or the 'sacred month' is the first month of the Islamic or Hijri calendar. The tenth day of Muharram is called Ashura. Imam Husain (R) the grandson of the Holy Prophet (SM) was killed on this day at the hands of the troops of Yazid.Muharram has been observed since the 10th century AD. In Bengal also it has been observed for the last few centuries. The centre of observances of Muharram in Dhaka is the Husaini Dalan Imambara . Muharram procession have been common in this country since the 18th century AD.

The first day of Shawwal is Eid ul Fitr.Eid-ul-Fitr derives its name from the word Fitr - charity which is given at the end of Ramadan by all able Muslims. The main purpose of the Fitr is to provide those who fasted with the means of making up for their errors during the month of fasting. It is a day to seek forgiveness for one’s sins. Fasting on this day is forbidden. The Holy Prophet (Sall Allahu Alaihi wa Sallam) would always eat something sweet before proceeding on the Eid Ghah for Eid salat (Namaz).

Second biggest festival of the Muslims. It is held marking the Hajj in Mecca on the 10 th Zilhaj, the lunar month. Eid congregations are held throughout the country. Animals are sacrificed in reminiscence of Hazrat Ibrahim's (AM) preparedness for the supreme sacrifice of his beloved son to Allah. It is a public holiday.

The 14th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) kicked off on Thursday in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka to showcase local and foreign products to bolster trade between Bangladesh and other countries. The month long grand annual fair, jointly organized by the Bangladesh's Ministry of Commerce and Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), also aimed to introduce the country's local traders with foreign cutting edge technologies.

Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Hindu community continues for ten days, the last three days being culmination with the idol immersed in rivers. In Dhaka the big celebrations are held at Dhakeswari Temple, where a fair is held and also at the Ram Krishna Mission.The story of how Divine Mother Durga revealed herself to human consciousness and why she is worshipped is quite interesting. This month being extremely auspicious, when Durga worship is performed all over India and in numerous countries abroad, let's meditate on the Divine Mother for a few moments.

Eid-e-Miladunnabi is the birth and death day of Prophet Muhammad (s). He was born and died the same day on 12th Rabiul Awal (Lunar Month). The day is national holiday, national flag is flown atop public and private houses and special food is served in orphanages, hospitals and jails. At night important public buildings are illuminated and milad mahfils.

Buddha Purnima is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar. It is the most important festival of the Buddhists, and is celebrated with great enthusiasm. Although Buddhists regard every full moon as sacred, the moon of the month of Vaisakh (April - May) has special significance because on this day the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, and attained Nirvana when he died. This strange, three - fold coincidence, gives Buddha Purnima its unique significance.

 May 1st, International Workers' Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in every country except the United States, Canada, and South Africa. This despite the fact that the holiday began in the 1880s in the United States, with the fight for an eight-hour work day. In 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions passed a resolution stating that eight hours would constitute a legal day's work from and after May 1, 1886.

Shab-e-Barat Muslim religious rite observed at the night of 15 Shaban of the Hegira calendar. The Persian compound word, construed with shab , night, and barat , commission, means 'the night of commission or assignment', and is known in Arabic as Lailatul bara'at , meaning the night of emancipation. In the subcontinent, Shab-e-barat is observed as the night of good fortune.

Shab-e-Qadr is the night, which is the best night among the nights of the whole year. The "A'maal" (religious performances) of this night are better than the A'maal of 1000 nights. In this night the divine Annual Decree is passed. The Angels and Roohul Ameen (A highly dignified Angel) descend on this earth, in that night. These call on the Imam of the time, and what is ordained (by Allah) for everybody is presented before the Imam.

Christmas, popularly called "Bara Din (Big Day)", is celebrated with pomp in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. Several day-long large gatherings are held at St. Mary's Cathedral at Ramna, Portuguese Church at Tejgaon, Church of Bangladesh (Protestant) on Johnson Road and Bangladesh Baptist Sangha at Sadarghat Dhaka. Functions include illumination of churches, decorating Christmas tree.

Krishna Janmashtami is observed on the eighth day of the dark half or Krishna Paksha of the month of Shraavana in the Hindu Calender, when the Rohin Nakshatra (Western star name:Aldebaran ) is ascendent. The festival falls sometime during August/September months of theGregorian calender. The ritual is to fast the previous day (Saptami, seventh day), which is followed by a night-long vigil commemorating the birth of Krishna at night, and his immediate removal by his father Vasudeva to a foster-home for safe-keeping.

The nation will pay homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman on his 26th anniversary of death today.
On this day in 1975, Bangabandhu along with almost all the members of
his family embraced martyrdom at the hands of assassins at his Dhanmondi residence.