Timings and Holidays
Timings and Holidays
The Consulate General of Bangladesh in Dubai remains open on every weekday except Fridays and Saturday. This Consulate remains closed on Fridays and Saturdays and on designated Bangladesh and UAE public holidays. The list of public holidays for the current year is attached below. These holidays are subject to modification on the basis of instruction received from Government of Bangladesh from time to time.
1 |
Working Hour |
0900 hrs to 1700 hrs from Sunday to Thursday (1330hrs to 1400 hrs Lunch and Prayer Time) |
2 |
Documents Submission Time |
0900 hrs to 1300 hrs |
3 |
Documents Delivery Time |
1400 hrs to 1700 hrs |
4 |
Weekly Holidays |
Friday and Saturday |
LIST OF THE HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2015
SL |
Occasion |
Day |
Date |
Number of days |
1 |
New Year’s Day |
Thursday |
01 January 2015 |
01 |
2 |
Prophet’s (PBUH) Birthday |
Saturday |
03 January 2015 |
01 |
3 |
Martyrs’ Day & International Mother Language Day |
Saturday |
21 February 2015 |
01 |
4 |
Birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman & National Children’s Day |
Tuesday |
17 March 2015 |
01 |
5 |
Independence & National Day |
Thursday |
26 March 2015 |
01 |
6 |
Bangla New Year’s Day |
Tuesday |
14 April 2015 |
01 |
7 |
May Day |
Friday |
01 May 2015 |
01 |
8 |
Shab-e-Meraj* |
Friday |
15 May 2015 |
01 |
9 |
Shab-e-Qadr* |
Tuesday |
14 July 2015 |
01 |
10 |
Eid-Al-Fitr* |
Saturday-Monday |
18-20 July 2015 |
03 |
11 |
National Mourning Day |
Saturday |
15 August 2015 |
01 |
12 |
Arafat (Haj) Day |
Thursday |
24 September 2015 |
01 |
13 |
Eid-Al-Adha* |
Saturday-Monday |
26-28 September 2015 |
03 |
14 |
Arabic New Year’s Day* |
Thursday |
15 October 2015 |
01 |
15 |
UAE National Day |
Wednesday |
02 December 2014 |
01 |
16 |
Victory Day |
Wednesday |
16 December 2014 |
01 |
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Total |
20 |
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Number of Holidays that fall on weekends |
07 |
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Number of effective Holidays |
13 |
* Holiday will be observed subject to appearance of the moon.
Outreach Consular Service:
The Consulate General of Bangladesh in Dubai also renders outreach consular services on Fridays at the Bangladesh Association premises located at Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah , Dibba , Fujairah and Hatta. For details procedure and timing, please contact to the following telephone/mobile phones:
. No. |
Name of the City |
Name of the Emirates |
Day of service |
Name of the Organization |
Contact |
01 |
Ajman |
Ajman |
4th Friday |
Bangladesh Expatriates Welfare Association, Ajman |
050-9677061 055-7735942 |
02 |
Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) |
Umm Al Quwain (UAQ) |
4th Friday |
Bangladesh Social and Cultural Centre, UAQ |
050-8012838 055-9452464 |
03 |
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) |
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) |
1st and 3rdFriday |
Bangladesh Social and Cultural Centre, RAK/Bangladesh Islamia School, RAK |
07-2234849 055-4385943 |
04 |
Dibba |
Fujairah |
2nd Friday |
Bangladesh Expatriates Welfare Association, Dibba |
055-7491006 055-8040627 |
05 |
Fujairah |
Fujairah |
3rd and 4th Friday |
Bangladesh Association, Fujairah |
09-2231332 050-9892434 |
06 |
Hatta |
Dubai |
3rd Friday |
Bangladesh Expatriates Welfare Association, Hatta |
050-5340384 |