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5-day Eid holiday this year

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The government has announced a holiday on April 20 by executive order. Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain said this after the cabinet meeting on Monday.

So, the government employees will enjoy five-day holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, he added.

According to the new decision, he said there will be a holiday on April 20 (Thursday), the day after the holy Shab-e-Qadr holiday on April 19. Eid holidays will continue from April 20 to April 23.

Two days weekend (Friday and Saturday) has been included in the Eid Holiday festival this year.

The holy Ramadan started on March 24. Accordingly, the government has prepared a list of holidays by fixing the date of Eid-ul-Fitr on April 22 for 29 days of Ramadan.