Bangladesh Eid al-Adha Public Holiday To Culminate On December 9

Sources: The New Nation (Dhaka) and Bangladesh public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following information received by leading Muslim scholars, Bangladesh's President, Iajuddin Ahmed, announced that the Eid-ul-Azha (Feast of Sacrifice) festival would occur on Tuesday, December 9, 2008, the middle day of the previously announced 3-day public holiday.