Govt declares 4-day Eid holiday

Staff Reporter :
The Cabinet on Monday approved of a proposal to extend the Eid-ul Azha holidays for the government employees to four days from June 27 to 30 to manage traffic.

The decision to extend holiday was taken to smooth the Eid travel of the holidaymakers and keep the traffic controlled during the Eid holiday period.

The decision was taken at the regular weekly Cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office in Tejgaon.

As per the previous decision, there was a three-day Eid holiday from June 28 to 30.
But, the government employees will get a five-day Eid holiday during the Eid-ul-Azha period as July 1 will be a Saturday, a regular weekend.

While briefing reporters at the Bangladesh Secretariat, Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain said,
“Previously a three-day Eid holiday was set from June 28 to 30. Now, June 27 was included in the Eid holidays, making it a four-day holiday.”

“June 27 has also been made a holiday by an executive order of the government to ensure smooth exodus of the holidaymakers ahead of the Eid,” he added.