Fairs and festivals have always played a significant role in the life of the people of the country. Brief information on the important and regular festivals is given below. It may not be out of place to mention here that besides these, there are various fairs and exhibitions held during the winter (November - March).

Apart from its religious distinction Bangladesh does not differ markedly from the culture found in the Indian state of West Bengal. The people of the Bengal region are of the Dravido-Aryan racial stock and share a similarity of language, dress, music and literature across the national