The Press Wing of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser clarified on January 5, 2026, that reports circulating in Bangladeshi and Indian media about the cancellation of several 2026 public holidays were false. The misinformation claimed that holidays for Saraswati Puja, February 21, May Day, Buddha Purnima, Ashura, Janmashtami, Madhu Purnima, and Mahalaya had been canceled. The clarification was issued through an official post on the Press Wing’s Facebook page.
According to the Press Wing, these holidays coincided with regular weekly holidays—Fridays and Saturdays—and were therefore not listed separately in the government’s holiday notification. The official circular, signed by Sabina Yasmin, Deputy Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division, showed that these dates carried a “zero” holiday count. A fact-check team confirmed that this practice was consistent with the previous two years, where holidays falling on weekends were not counted as additional days off.
The Press Wing emphasized that no holidays were canceled and that the confusion arose solely from the overlap with weekly holidays.
আমার দেশ অনলাইন প্রকাশ : ০৫ জানুয়ারি ২০২৬, ২১: ০০ আমার দেশ অনলাইন চলতি ২০২৬ সালে সরস্বতী পূজা, ২১ ফেব্রুয়ারি, মে দিবস, বুদ্ধপূর্ণিমা, পবিত্র আশুরা, শুভ জন্মাষ্টমী, মধু পূর্ণিমা ও শুভ মহালয়ার ছুটি বাতিল করা হয়েছে উল্লেখ করে বাংলাদেশ ও ভারতের বেশ কয়েক
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