Bangladesh
Capital
Dhaka
Currency
Taka (BDT)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy
Region
APAC
Minimum holiday entitlement
11
Paid public holidays per year
11
Additional leave compliance rules and complexities
Annual leave
All workers are entitled to 10 days’ leave each calendar year, though this statutory right does not extend to tea plantation workers. Tea plantation workers get one day’s paid annual leave per 22 days of work. There are other specific rules for certain roles and industries. Employees who work in the road transport service industry and employees who work in shops, industrial establishments, commercial establishments, and factories get one day’s paid annual leave per 18 days of work. Newspaper workers get one day’s paid annual leave per 11 days of work.