The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has released the list of holidays in 2023 for the scheduled banks in the country in line with the holiday list published by the public administration ministry. On Sunday November 13th 2022, Bangladesh Bank’s Department of Offsite Supervision sent an instruction regarding this to the chief executives of all banks. The […]
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The federal government of Pakistan has announced a local holiday on Wednesday November 9th 2022 across the country on the occasion of Iqbal Day, the 145th birth anniversary of poet of the East– Dr. Allama Mohammad Iqbal. Iqbal was a philosopher, poet and politician in British India who is widely regarded as the ideological founder […]
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An additional Bank holiday has been proclaimed in honour of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III The British Prime Minister has decided to proclaim an additional bank holiday to mark the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III next year. The bank holiday will fall on Monday May 8th 2023, following the Coronation […]
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The cabinet of the Bangladeshi government on Monday approved the proposed list of 22 holidays for the 2023 calendar year. Eight holidays will coincide with weekends (Fridays and Saturdays). The approval came from the regular cabinet meeting chaired by prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her office. There will be 14 general holidays and the remaining […]
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes a bank holiday calendar every year. This calendar states banks in which states will be closed on particular dates. The RBI decides bank holidays in four categories: Negotiable Instruments Act, Holidays, Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. Besides some national holidays, there are certain state-specific […]
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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) calendar for September 2022 lists 15 bank holidays by state, excluding second Saturdays and Sundays. Therefore, 21 holidays are possible in September across various states. Date Day Holiday States October 1 Saturday Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts Sikkim October 3 Monday Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami) Tripura, Odisha, Assam, Manipur, […]
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The Federal Government has declared Monday October 3rd 2022, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. According to a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore, the minister congratulated all Nigerians […]
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Following the announcement by the Singapore Buddhist Federation on the revised date for Vesak Day in 2023, Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower has gazetted Friday June 2nd 2023 as the new public holiday for Vesak Day. Public Holidays in Singapore 2023
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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) calendar for September 2022 lists 9 bank holidays by state, excluding second Saturdays and Sundays. Therefore, 13 holidays are possible in September across various states. Date Day Holiday States September 1 Thursday Ganesh Ghaturthi (2nd day) Goa September 4 Sunday Nationwide September 6 Tuesday Karma Puja Jharkhand September 7 Wednesday […]
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His Excellency President Adama Barrow, acting under Section 76 (1) of the Constitution (1997) of the Republic of The Gambia, is pleased to declare Monday, August 8th 2022, a Public Holiday throughout The Gambia, in observance of the Muslim feast of Yawmal Ashura (Tamharit), which marks the first month of the Islamic calendar on Sunday, […]
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