Public holiday on 15 August scrapped
The government has decided to scrap the public holiday on 15 August, National Mourning Day.
According to a press release today (13 August) issued by the Chief Advisor's Office, the cancellation of the August 15 holiday was approved in today's meeting of the Advisory Council.
The decision follows broad consensus reached during dialogues between the Advisory Council and various political parties.
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The notification was issued just hours after the Advisory Council of the interim government decided to scrap the public holiday on 15 August, National Mourning Day.
Earlier in the day, Brigadier (retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain, the Interim Government's Home Affairs Advisor, mentioned while visiting the injured at the BGB Hospital that discussions on the 15 August holiday would take place later in the afternoon, during which a final decision would be made.
