Govt employees to get five-day break for Durga Puja

The government today rescheduled the holidays for Durga Puja 2026, declaring October 20-22 as holidays and keeping October 17, a Saturday, as an office day.

As a result, government employees will enjoy a five-day holiday from October 20 to 24, including the weekly holidays on October 23 and 24. 

The government has also declared November 7 as a public holiday to observe the ‘National Revolution and Solidarity Day’.

The decisions were taken at a Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.

The meeting approved a proposal to reschedule the public and executive-order holidays announced on the occasion of Durga Puja 2026, said a Cabinet Division press release. 

Under the revised schedule, the Durga Puja holidays will be observed from October 20 to 22, while October 17 will be an office day.

The Cabinet Division’s circular on the observance of national and international days has included November 7 as a ‘Category A’ day for observance as the National Revolution and Solidarity Day.