Sources: The Financial Express (Dhaka) and Bangladesh public holidays (qppstudio.net). At a meeting attended by Joint Secretary of Religious Affairs Ministry, AHM Afzal Hossain, and Director General of the Islamic Foundation, Md Fazlur Rahman, it was announced that Monday and Tuesday, September 29-30, 2008, will be one-off bridge public holidays between the September 28 Shab-e-Qadar (Night of Destiny) public holiday, and the beginning of the Eid-ul-Fiter holiday. As weekends in Bangladesh are Fridays and Saturdays, this means a continuous holiday period from Friday, September 26, to Saturday, October 4, 2008.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Bangladesh Declares September 29-30 Bridge Public Holidays
Sources: The Financial Express (Dhaka) and Bangladesh public holidays (qppstudio.net). At a meeting attended by Joint Secretary of Religious Affairs Ministry, AHM Afzal Hossain, and Director General of the Islamic Foundation, Md Fazlur Rahman, it was announced that Monday and Tuesday, September 29-30, 2008, will be one-off bridge public holidays between the September 28 Shab-e-Qadar (Night of Destiny) public holiday, and the beginning of the Eid-ul-Fiter holiday. As weekends in Bangladesh are Fridays and Saturdays, this means a continuous holiday period from Friday, September 26, to Saturday, October 4, 2008.
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