Sources: Majlisi namoyandagon of Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan (MNMORT) and Tajikistan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament (the Majlisi Namoyandagon) is considering a bill which would amend the law "On Public Holidays of the Republic of Tajikistan", creating a new annual non-working public holiday in Tajikistan, to mark the presidency of Tajikistan’s longtime ruler Emomali Rakhmon. [full story]