Bengal Govt Cuts Eid Al-Adha Holiday to One Day From Earlier Two-Day Break
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Bengal Govt Cuts Eid Al-Adha Holiday to One Day from Earlier Two-day Break
KOLKATA — The West Bengal government on Saturday issued a notification declaring May 28 as the Eid Al-Adha holiday this year, cancelling the earlier notification issued under the previous Mamata Banerjee-led regime that had declared a two-day holiday on May 26 and May 27. “In terms of Notification No. 4188-F(P2) dated 27 November, 2025, 26 May, 2026 (Tuesday) and 27 May, 2026 (Wednesday) were declared as public holidays on account of the Day be…
West Bengal BJP Government Cuts Eid ul-Adha Holiday From Two Days to One
The newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal has reduced the official public holiday for Eid-ul-Adha, commonly known as Bakrid, from two days to one. The move marks a major change from the policy followed under former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. According to a notification issued by the state Finance Department, only May 28, 2026, will now be observed as a public holiday…
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