Bangladesh

• Shaheed Day International Mother Language Day
• Shab e-Barat
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Birthday
• Independence Day Declaration of Independence from Pakistan in 1971
• Bengali New Year Pahela Boishakh
• Laylat al-Qadr
• Jumatul Bidah
• May Day
• Buddha Purnima
• Ashura
• National Mourning Day
• Shuba Janmashtami
• Eid-e-Milad un-Nabi
• Vijaya Dashami
• Victory Day
• Christmas Day
• Additional days for Eid and Ramadan
• Student-People’s Uprising Day

Working Hours

Employees can work 8 hours a day, up to 48 hours a week.

Women must give consent to work between 10pm and 6am.

Minimum Wage

The minimum wage in Bangladesh ranges from BDT 5,940 to BDT 12,500 per month, depending on the sector.

Employee Tax

Annual income	Tax rate
Up to BDT 300,000	0%
Next BDT 100,000	5%
Next BDT 300,000	10%
Next BDT 400,000	15%
Next BDT 500,000	20%
Remaining income	25%
Social security contribution	None

Employees with at least one year of service are entitled to two annual festival bonuses. This is equivalent to 60% of the gross monthly salary. Employees who have worked for less than one year will receive the two festival bonuses on a prorated basis.

Bonuses

Employees with at least one year of service are entitled to two annual festival bonuses. This is equivalent to 60% of the gross monthly salary. Employees with less than one year of service receive festival bonuses on a prorated basis.

A letter of appointment is mandatory in the absence of a written employment contract. It must include:

• Contracted working hours
• Salary
• Job title and duties
• Annual leave
• Procedures for dismissal.

Annual Leave

Minimum of one day's holiday per 11-22 days worked, depending on the industry and type of work.

Sick Leave

14 days' paid sick leave per year.

Parental Leave

• Maternity leave: Female employees are entitled to eight weeks of maternity leave prior to the delivery date, and eight weeks after delivery – and are entitled to maternity pay, provided they have worked for the employer for more than six months.

An employee who has two or more surviving children at the date of delivery is not eligible for maternity pay. She will be on unpaid maternity leave.

• Paternity leave: none.

Termination Process

Employers in Bangladesh can terminate a contract provided they give the required compensation and at least 120 days' notice.

Alternative grounds for termination include:

• Incapacity (physical or mental incapacity to work)
• Misconduct (including theft, fraud, and neglect of work)
• Redundancy

Employees can also give notice of termination (at least 60 days).

Severance Pay

Employees are entitled to 30 days’ severance pay for each completed year of service.

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