Bangladesh’s interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, has announced the cancellation of several national holidays introduced by the previous Sheikh Hasina government, including the ...

As the crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah approaches, Bangladesh is preparing for an extended celebration of Eid-ul-Azha or Eid-ul-Adha (also known as Bakra Eid, Bakrid, Bakhreid, Eid-ul-Zuha, Eid al-Adha, ...

The interim government has issued a holiday by executive order in three hill districts on the occasion of the Biju or Baisabi festival celebrated by ethnic minority communities in Bangladesh on Apr 13 ...

Bangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, has sparked intense controversy by cancelling several national holidays that commemorate key moments in the nation’s liberation history. Among ...

The Bangladesh Christian Association (BCA) has urged authorities not to allow educational institutions to hold examinations on Easter Sunday. The organization also called on the government to declare ...

Following a continuous ten-day holiday for Eid-ul-Azha, government offices, banks, and financial institutions are set to reopen on Sunday. The second-largest religious festival for Muslims in ...

All banking transactions and trading activities at the country’s two stock exchanges will remain suspended on Tuesday due to a Bank holiday. As per the Bangladesh Bank’s annual holiday calendar, July ...

Hotels and resorts in popular tourist spots across Bangladesh have so far got only 70 percent booking of their occupancy ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr -- down from last year's 85 percent, according to industry ...

Christians and Church leaders have called on Bangladesh's interim government to declare Easter Sunday a public holiday. "Usually, we go to our villages to celebrate Easter Sunday. But, a working day ...

Bangladesh's Christian community has written a letter to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, requesting him to declare Easter Sunday a public holiday. Archbishop Bejoy N D'Cruze, OMI, president of the ...

, May 25 -- The Journalist Community of Bangladesh has submitted a memorandum to the Information Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam, demanding a five-day holiday for journalists and media workers on the occasion ...