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 ...

Although many have made their way back to Dhaka over the past two to three days, bus and launch terminals, as well as railway ...

Bangladesh to scrap August 15th holiday observed for Bangabandhu Protesters try to demolish a large statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.

Government employees are set to enjoy a prolonged holiday during Eid-ul-Fitr, with at least six consecutive days off, according to the public administration.

Bangladesh Bank will revise the current makeshift arrangements of banking operations after gauging the people’s needs, it added. Pharmaceutical and export-oriented industries may be kept open if ...

In Bangladesh, tax exemptions are often granted through Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs), benefiting certain groups or sectors rather than the general public, they said ...