The riverine country of Bangladesh (“Land of the Bengals”) is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, and its people are predominantly Muslim. Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest garment exporters, with the ready-made Garments sector accounting for 84% of its exports. The country has fertilizer factories, textile mills, sugar factories, glassworks, cement factories, and aluminum works.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Bangladesh.
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The riverine country of Bangladesh (“Land of the Bengals”) is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, and its people are predominantly Muslim. Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest garment exporters, with the ready-made Garments sector accounting for 84% of its exports. The country has fertilizer factories, textile mills, sugar factories, glassworks, cement factories, and aluminum works.
*Please note that the official currency is the currency of remuneration when employed through WorkMotion in Bangladesh.
The national holidays mentioned below are valid for the year 2025.
| February 15 | Shab-e-Barat | Movable - As per Islamic Lunar Calendar |
| February 21 | Shaheed Day | |
| March 17 | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Birthday | |
| March 26 | Independence Day | |
| March 27 | Laylat al-Qadr | Movable - As per Islamic Lunar Calendar |
| March 28 | Jumatul Bidah | Movable - As per Islamic Lunar Calendar |
| March 29 - April 2 | Eid-ul-Fitr | Movable - The first day of Islamic month of Shawwal |
| April 14 | Bengali New Year | Movable |
| May 1 | May Day | |
| May 11 | Buddha Purnima | Movable - The full moon day that lies in the first month of the Bangla Calendar |
| June 5 - 10 | Eid-ul-Adha | Movable -As per Islamic Lunar Calendar |
| July 6 | Ashura | Movable - The 10th day of the Islamic month of Muharram |
| August 15 | National Mourning Day | |
| August 16 | Shuba Janmashtami | Movable - The 8th day of the dark fortnight of Bhadrapada month |
| September 5 | Eid-e-Milad un-Nabi | Movable - The 12th day of the Islamic month of Rabi ul-Awwal |
| October 2 | Vijaya Dashami | Movable - The 10th day of the Hindu month of Ashvin |
| December 16 | Victory Day | |
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
The approximate time for sharing the contract with an employee in Bangladesh is 14 business days assuming no special requests or changes to our standard employment contract. Any such requests or changes would need to undergo internal and external review, directly leading to a time delay.
NOTE: This number is subject to change and is only an estimation of the Contract Sharing Time. The estimated Contract Sharing Time begins from the moment that WorkMotion has received all required information from both the client and the employee.
There is no concept of social security in Bangladesh. However, companies of a certain size need to pay 5% of their profits into a Workers Profit Participation Fund. No contribution from employees is required in this case.
No adult worker should ordinarily be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than eight hours on any day or 48 hours in a week. The total hours of work of an adult worker should not exceed 60 hours in any week and on average, 56 hours per week in any year. Where an adult worker in an establishment works on a shift that extends beyond midnight, a holiday for a whole day should mean a period of 24 consecutive hours beginning from the end of their shift.
Workers may work in an establishment not exceeding 10 hours on any day for overtime. Where a worker works in an establishment on any day or week for more than the hours fixed, they are entitled to allowance at the rate of twice their ordinary rate of basic wage and dearness allowance and ad-hoc or interim pay, if any.
The period of probation for a worker whose function is of clerical nature is six months and for other workers, such period is three months. Provided that in the case of a skilled worker, the period of probation may be extended by an additional period of three months if, for any circumstances, it has not been possible to determine the quality of their work within the first three months’ period of their probation.
A worker may be dismissed without prior notice or pay in lieu thereof if they are:
The employment of a permanent worker may be terminated by the employer by giving to them in writing:
The employment of a temporary worker may be terminated by the employer by giving to them in writing:
No adult worker should ordinarily be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than eight hours on any day or 48 hours in a week. The total hours of work of an adult worker should not exceed 60 hours in any week and on average, 56 hours per week in any year. Where an adult worker in an establishment works on a shift that extends beyond midnight, a holiday for a whole day should mean a period of 24 consecutive hours beginning from the end of their shift.
Workers may work in an establishment not exceeding 10 hours on any day for overtime. Where a worker works in an establishment on any day or week for more than the hours fixed, they are entitled to allowance at the rate of twice their ordinary rate of basic wage and dearness allowance and ad-hoc or interim pay, if any.
The period of probation for a worker whose function is of clerical nature is six months and for other workers, such period is three months. Provided that in the case of a skilled worker, the period of probation may be extended by an additional period of three months if, for any circumstances, it has not been possible to determine the quality of their work within the first three months’ period of their probation.
A worker may be dismissed without prior notice or pay in lieu thereof if they are:
The employment of a permanent worker may be terminated by the employer by giving to them in writing:
The employment of a temporary worker may be terminated by the employer by giving to them in writing:
There is no concept of social security in Bangladesh. However, companies of a certain size need to pay 5% of their profits into a Workers Profit Participation Fund. No contribution from employees is required in this case.
