US embassy in Dhaka Bangladesh, American Embassy in Dhaka Bangladesh, USA

US (American) Embassy in Dhaka-Bangladesh

Address:

U.S. Embassy, Madani Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

Tel: (880) (2) 885-5500 Fax: (880) (2) 8823744

Office Timings:
Hours of Operation: Sunday to Thursday (08:00 AM - 16:30 PM) except holidays

Holidays :
Embassy Dhaka
Holiday Schedule for Calendar Year 2004

Following is the authorized holiday list for 2004 that will be observed by all U.S. Government agencies in Bangladesh in the year 2004:

Holidays	Type	Dates Mission Closed
New Year's Day	American	January 1	Thursday
Martin Luther King's Birthday	American	January 18	Sunday+
Eid-ul-Azha*	Bangladeshi	February 1, 2 & 3*	Sunday, Monday & Tuesday*
President's Day	American	February 15	Sunday+
Muharram (Ashura)*	Bangladeshi	March 2*	Tuesday*
Bengali New Year	Bangladeshi	April 14	Wednesday
Buddha Purnima#	Bangladeshi	May 3#	Monday#
Memorial Day	American	May 30	Sunday+
Independence Day	American	July 4	Sunday+
Labor Day	American	September 5	Sunday+
Janmashtomi#	Bangladeshi	September 6#	Monday#
Columbus Day	American	October 10	Sunday+
Veterans Day	American	November 11	Thursday
Eid-ul-Fitr*	Bangladeshi	November 15* & 16*	Monday* & Tuesday*
Thanksgiving Day	American	November 25	Thursday
Victory Day	Bangladeshi	December 16	Thursday
Christmas Day	American	December 26	Sunday+

U.S. law and regulations limit this mission to the observance of ten American and ten Bangladeshi holidays. Although the Bangladesh Government observes more Bangladeshi holidays than those noted above, only these will be observed for purposes of closing the Embassy.

^*Subject to appearance of the moon.

⁺American holidays that would normally fall on Friday, Saturday or Monomania be observed on the following or preceding workday, due to Sunday-Thursday work week in Bangladesh.

# Subject to change as the religious pundits select the most auspicious moment that depends upon the zodiac, position of star, the moon or other celestial bodies.