The government has extended the ongoing “general holiday” for another ... will be relaxed in phases. Bangladesh Bank will revise the current makeshift arrangements of banking operations after gauging ...

In Bangladesh, Pohela Boishakh, or the first day of the New Year, is a national holiday. During the New Year, Bengalis usually start the day with the traditional simple breakfast of panta-bhat ...

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 ...

Additionally, March 28 marks Shab-e-Qadr, a public holiday, and is a Friday -- a weekend day in Bangladesh ... help ease travel challenges for people returning to their hometowns for Eid.

DHAKA, March 21 (Xinhua) -- The Bangladeshi interim government has decided to declare an additional holiday through an executive order for Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the month-long ...

A total of 110 road accidents occurred across Bangladesh during the eight-day Eid holiday from March 28 to April 4. The ...