Government and private offices, courts, banks, insurance companies and capital market institutions across Bangladesh will reopen on Monday (today) after a seven-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday, bringing administrative, financial and commercial activities back to full operation.
The public holiday for Eid-ul-Azha ran from 25 May to 31 May and, combined with the weekly weekend, provided government employees with seven consecutive days off. Thousands of officials and employees are expected to return to their workplaces as normal operations resume nationwide.
Full banking services will restart from Monday. Although a limited number of bank branches remained open during the holiday to meet essential requirements, regular transactions will now resume throughout the country. Trading activities at the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges are likewise set to return to normal following the extended break.
Officials said the first working day after Eid is likely to be relatively quiet, as employees traditionally spend part of the day exchanging greetings with colleagues. However, they expect workloads to increase steadily throughout the week as institutions address pending tasks accumulated during the holiday period.
Regular operations will resume simultaneously in government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies, as well as in private-sector organisations, banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions.
In the meantime, the return of holidaymakers to the capital has already gathered pace. Travellers from different parts of the country began arriving in capital Dhaka by road, rail and waterway over the weekend, leading to a gradual increase in traffic movement in and around the city.
In the banking sector, officials noted transaction volumes are typically lower on the first working day after a long holiday, except for urgent requirements. However, activities are expected to rise steadily throughout the week as financial and commercial operations return to normal pace.
Authorities expect administrative, financial and commercial activities across the country to stabilise from today.
