Eid holidays

Govt declares 10-day Eid holiday

The Eid-ul-Azha holidays will begin on June 5 and continue until June 14, offering a 10-day break for public servants across the country.
6 May 2025, 18:01 PM

Dhaka dwellers will be safe during Eid

The government yesterday assured that law enforcement agencies will remain highly vigilant ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to ensure public safety.
27 March 2025, 19:11 PM

Simple solutions to Eid alarms!

A series of unfortunate incidents began just the day before Eid holidays started.
24 June 2024, 18:00 PM

Eid tourism undaunted by higher costs, heatwave

Travellers were undeterred by the ongoing heatwave or higher accommodation and transport costs as tourist destinations across Bangladesh were bustling with activity during the recent holiday centring Eid-ul-Fitr.
30 April 2023, 03:30 AM

12.28 lakh SIMs left Dhaka on Apr 18

People with some 12.28 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka on April 18, the last day of work before the start of holidays for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.
19 April 2023, 09:47 AM

Dhaka traffic light as Eid vacation starts

With the five-day government holiday beginning today on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr, Dhaka streets wore a deserted look
19 April 2023, 08:57 AM

Back to work after Eid holidays

The couple of days after Eid holidays are over, in countries like Bangladesh where a large section of urban dwellers rush back to their rural roots for festivals, offices often open up to slow pace of work and a temporarily smaller workforce. For those of us stuck at work because somebody must man the ship, it can get very boring very fast, especially if work pressure is lower than usual. Here is how to make that time a bit more bearable.
13 July 2022, 11:58 AM

Pvt bus operators to start advance Eid ticket sale from June 24

Private bus operators will start selling advance bus tickets from June 24, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha which is likely to be celebrated on July 9 or 10.
20 June 2022, 13:11 PM

339 killed in 277 road accidents

The number of road accidents during the Eid rush saw a sharp rise in last three years as the deaths increased significantly, a passengers' platform said yesterday.
29 June 2018, 18:00 PM

3-Day Eid Vacation: 42 lives lost in road accidents

A number of students of schools and colleges in Chawra Barogachha union of Nilphamari wanted to do something different during the Eid holidays. They rented a pickup to go to popular tourist spot Swapnapuri in Dinajpur the day after Eid.
18 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Bon voyage!

Ratna Khatun reached Kamalapur Railway Station at 8:00am from Savar along with her son, daughter and a granddaughter and immediately bought standing tickets of a Chapainawabganj-bound local train.
14 June 2018, 18:00 PM

Accidents claimed 322 lives in 13 days

At least 322 people were killed and 759 others injured in 272 accidents on roads, waterways and railways across the country in 13
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Nightmare on ferries

It was a journey Rafiqul Islam Nasir and his family members were not prepared to make on their return to the capital from Eid vacation at their hometown in Bagerhat.
6 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Hard to cross the Padma

Thousands of passengers from 17 southwestern districts, who are returning to Dhaka after Eid-ul-Azha holidays, are suffering while
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Road accidents claim 29 lives in three days

Road accidents claimed the lives of at least 29 people and left dozens others injured during the three-day Eid vacation till Sunday.
4 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Eid holidays: Advance train, bus ticket sale begins

Authorities have begun selling advance train and bus tickets for the holidaymakers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
18 August 2017, 05:19 AM

Eid lull before action starts

The country's top cricketers, including Bangladesh national squad members, were enjoying their Eid-ul-Fitr holidays in the capital and
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Out canvassing in Eid time

Leaders of major political parties used the Eid holidays to campaign for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2019.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Road crashes claim 41 lives in 4 days

At least 41 people were killed and dozens injured in road accidents in different districts in last four days, including Eid holidays from
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Trains leave Dhaka on time as Eid rush starts

No hitch on the train communication from Dhaka so far, as Eid holidaymakers start leaving the capital to make vacation on the second day today.
22 June 2017, 05:45 AM