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BANGLADESH BANK Department of Offsite Supervision
BANGLABANK HEAD OFFICE
DHAKA
13 Poush, 1411
DOS Circular Letter No.22 Date ----------------
27 December, 2004
All Scheduled Banks in Bangladesh.

Dear Sir,
List of Holidays during 2005.

In terms of letter No. MF/FD/Banking/Section-3/Misc-32/95-229 dated 21-12-2004 received

from Ministry of Finance, Banking Division, People's Republic of Bangladesh, the Public holidays
to be observed by the Banks in Bangladesh during 2005 are specified below :

1) * Eid-ul-Azha 03 days Thursday, Friday 20th, 21st & 22nd

& Saturday January, 2005

2) Muharram(Ashura) 01 day Sunday 20th February, 2005

3) Shahid Day & International 01 day Monday 21st February, 2005
Mother Language Day

4) Independence & National Day 01 day Saturday 26th March, 2005

5) Bengali New year's Day 01 day Thursday 14th April, 2005
6) * Eid-e-Miladun-Nabi(S) 01 day Friday 22nd April, 2005

7) May Day 01 day Sunday 1st May, 2005

8) * Buddha Purnima (Baishakhi 01 day Sunday 22nd May, 2005

Purnima)
9) Bank Holiday 01 day Friday 1st July, 2005
10) Janmashtami 01 day Friday 26th August, 2005
11) * Shab-e-Barat 01 day Tuesday 20th September, 2005

12) Durga Puja (Bijoya Dashami) 01 day Thursday 13th October, 2005
13) * Jumat-ul-Wida 01 day Friday 28th October, 2005
14) * Shab-e-Qadr 01 day Tuesday 1st November, 2005

15) * Eid-ul-Fitr 03 days Thursday, Friday 3rd, 4th & 5th November,
& Saturday 2005
16) National Revolution & 01 day Monday 7th November, 2005
Solidarity Day
17) Victory Day 01 day Friday 16th December, 2005

18) Christmas Day 01 day Sunday 25th December, 2005

19) Bank Holiday 01 day Saturday 31st December, 2005

* Subject to the appearance of the Moon.

Yours Faithfully,

(Md. Ebtadul Islam)

Deputy General Manager
Phone: 9550437