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There are fifteen public holidays in Bangladesh. Muslims and non-Muslims have four religious holidays each in addition to the seven secular national holidays. For the Muslims, nine major Islamic holidays: Ashura, Mawlid, Isra' and Mi'raj, Shab-e-Barat, first day of Ramadan, Revelation of the Quran, Laylat al-Qadr, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha ...
Muhammad Yunus, who was in Paris undergoing a medical procedure at the time of Hasina's departure, hailed her resignation as Bangladesh's "second Independence Day". [209] He also committed to returning to Bangladesh "without delay", responding affirmatively to a request from the student movement to guide the interim government. [210]
The following is a list of scheduled and expected events for the year 2024 in Bangladesh.2024 is the current year, and is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.
August 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM. By Ruma Paul and Sudipto Ganguly. DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus ...
The first day of the Bengali year is known as Pohela Boishakh (Boishakh 1st) which is a public holiday in Bangladesh. [ 2 ] The Bengali era is called Bengali Sambat (BS) [ 3 ] or the Bengali year ( বাংলা সন Bangla Sôn , বাংলা সাল Bangla sal , or Bangabda ) [ 4 ] has a zero year that starts in 593/594 CE.
The Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh's independence is an annual plan announced by the Government of Bangladesh to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan through a nine-month armed liberation war from 26 March to 16 December 1971. The government announced to celebrate the golden jubilee of independence from 26 ...
National Mourning Day of Bangladesh is a commemorative and former public holiday in Bangladesh. [ 1] On 15 August of every year, the day is observed with mourning. The day is also observed officially and nationally during the government led by Awami League. [ 2][ 3] The black flag is hoisted as well as the national flag is kept at half-mast.
Janmashtami is a national holiday in Bangladesh. [59] On Janmashtami, a procession starts from Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka, the National Temple of Bangladesh, and then proceeds through the streets of Old Dhaka. The procession dates back to 1902, but was stopped in 1948. The procession was resumed in 1989. [60]