The Crime Desk: On the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Sanatan religions, one-day holidays are increasing, said the chief advisor, Dr. Special Assistant to Muhammad Yunus Mahfuz Alam. He informed me of this information while visiting Dhakeswari temple on Tuesday (October 8).
He said the puja holiday will be extended by one day. Thursday will also be a holiday for worship. Notification in this regard will be given today.
According to the official holiday calendar, next Sunday (October 13) is a holiday for Puja. And October 11 and 12, Friday and Saturday are weekends. Government employees are getting a total of four days off on Durga Puja, which was added to this list on Thursday.
Meanwhile, schools and colleges will be closed for 9 days on the occasion of Durga Puja, Fateha e Yazdaham, Lakshmi Puja, and Prabarana Purnima. However, the holiday will be extended to 11 days, including the weekend.
According to the annual calendar of the Ministry of Education, the autumn Durga Puja holiday will start from next Wednesday (October 9) and will continue till Thursday (October 17). However, since the next two days are Friday and Saturday, the educational institution will open next Sunday (October 20). Among them, Vijaya Dasami holiday will be on October 13, Fateha e Yazdaham holiday on October 15, Lakshmi Puja, and Prabarana Purnima holiday on October 16.
