{"id":23726,"date":"2026-09-24T16:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T05:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/?page_id=23726"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:31:43","slug":"year-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/echosphilahouse.com\/?page_id=23726","title":{"rendered":"YEAR OF 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Special Cover<\/span> (<\/span>Panam Nagar, Sonargaon, Narayanganj)<\/em><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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9 January 2026.<\/strong> Philatelic Tour\u20132026, Panam Nagar, Sonargaon, Narayanganj.<\/em>
Illustration: Historic Panam Nagar (Panam City), Sonargaon<\/strong>, with birds.
Cancellation:<\/strong> Panam Nagar Camp Post Office, Sonargaon, Narayanganj, 09-01-2026; cachet depicts an open book<\/strong>.
Organiser:<\/strong> Philatelists’ Association of Bangladesh (PAB).
Cancellation:<\/strong> Jaintapur U.P.O., Sylhet, 31-01-2026.
Organiser:<\/strong> Dhaka Philatelic Club.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Bangladesh \u2013 2026.\u00a0<\/strong>
30 January 2026.<\/strong> Philatelic Tour\u20132026, Sylhet.<\/em>
Illustration: Tea plantation with tea workers harvesting tea leaves.<\/strong>
Postage:<\/strong> \u09f35, Curzon Hall, Dhaka.
Cancellation:<\/strong> Sylhet Head Post Office, 30-01-2026, featuring a tea worker.
Organiser:<\/strong> Dhaka Philatelic Club.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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21 February 2026 \u2013 International Mother Language Day 2026.<\/strong>
Denomination:<\/strong> Tk. 10.00.
Design:<\/strong> International Mother Language Day theme, featuring the Language Movement memorial imagery and Bengali lettering.
Size:<\/strong> 32 \u00d7 48 mm.
Perforation:<\/strong> 12\u00bd.
Colour:<\/strong> Multicolour.
Printing:<\/strong> Offset.
Quantity:<\/strong> 100,000 (one hundred thousand) pieces.
Designer:<\/strong> Saikat Alam Himu.
Printer:<\/strong> The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd., Gazipur-1703.
No. of stamps:<\/strong> 1.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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25 March 2026.<\/strong> Great Independence and National Day 2026.<\/em>
Type:<\/strong> Commemorative postage stamp \/ First Day Cover (FDC).
Denomination:<\/strong> Tk. 10.00.
No. of stamps:<\/strong> 1.
Stamp size:<\/strong> 32 \u00d7 48 mm.
Quantity:<\/strong> 100,000 (one hundred thousand) pieces.
Perforation:<\/strong> 12\u00bd.
Colour:<\/strong> Multicolour.
Printing:<\/strong> Offset.
Designer:<\/strong> Saikat Alam Himu.
Printer:<\/strong> The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd., Gazipur-1703.
First Day Cancellation:<\/strong> GPO, Dhaka, 25 March 2026.
Theme:<\/strong> Bangladesh’s Great Independence and National Day, featuring the National Martyrs’ Memorial and the national struggle for independence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Date:<\/strong> 17 May 2026
Theme:<\/strong> Digital Lifelines \u2014 Strengthening resilience in a connected world<\/em>
First Day Cover:<\/strong> 1 design
Cancellation:<\/strong> GPO, Dhaka, 17 May 2026<\/p>

Description:<\/strong> First Day Cover commemorating World Telecommunication & Information Society Day 2026<\/strong>, featuring the theme \u201cDigital Lifelines\u201d<\/strong> with an abstract digital communication design and ITU emblem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Issue Date:<\/strong> 11 June 2026
Issue:<\/strong> 2026 World Football Cup, North America
Denomination:<\/strong> \u09f350
Format:<\/strong> Souvenir Sheet
Size:<\/strong> 127 \u00d7 76 mm
Colors:<\/strong> Multicolor
Perforation:<\/strong> Syncopated 12\u00bd
Printing:<\/strong> Offset lithography
Designer:<\/strong> Md Jasimuddin
Printer:<\/strong> Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd
Themes:<\/strong> Football (Soccer), Sports, Flags, Statues<\/p>

Description:<\/strong>
Commemorative souvenir sheet issued by Bangladesh on 11 June 2026 to mark the 2026 World Football Cup in North America. The design features football and national sporting symbols celebrating the international football tournament.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Nazrul Year (25 May 2026\u201325 May 2027)<\/strong>
National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899\u20131976)        First Day Covers:<\/strong> 6 designs
Stamp:<\/strong> Tk. 10 each
Cancellation:<\/strong> GPO Dhaka, 02 July 2026
Designers:<\/strong> Sumanto Kumar; Jasim Uddin; Morshed Hasan; Saikat Alam Himu Description:<\/strong> Six First Day Covers featuring different portraits and artistic representations of Kazi Nazrul Islam, issued to commemorate Nazrul Year 2026\u20132027<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Theme:<\/strong> Archaeological Remains (Wari-Bateshwar)
Date of Issue:<\/strong> 05 July 2026
Number of Stamps:<\/strong> 1 (One)
Denomination:<\/strong> Tk. 10\/- (Ten Taka)
Stamp Size:<\/strong> 32 mm \u00d7 32 mm
Quantity Issued:<\/strong> 100,000 (One Lakh) pieces
Perforation:<\/strong> 12.5
Colour:<\/strong> Multicolour
Printing Process:<\/strong> Offset
Designer:<\/strong> Mr. Saikat Alam Himu
Printer:<\/strong> The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd., Gazipur-1703<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Theme:<\/strong> National Rural Development Day 2026
Date of Issue:<\/strong> 05 July 2026
Date of Release:<\/strong> 19 July 2026
Number of Stamps:<\/strong> 1 (One)
Denomination:<\/strong> Tk. 10\/- (Ten Taka)
Stamp Size:<\/strong> 32 \u00d7 48 mm
Quantity Issued:<\/strong> 100,000 (One Lakh) pieces
Perforation:<\/strong> 12.5
Colour:<\/strong> Multicolour
Printing Process:<\/strong> Offset
Designer:<\/strong> Mr. Sumanto Kumar
Printer:<\/strong> The Security Printing Corporation (Bangladesh) Ltd., Gazipur-1703<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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