January 7 declared general holiday

The government has declared January 7 as a general holiday on occasion of the 12th Parliamentary Election, reports UNB.

The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification signed by deputy secretary of the ministry Sonia Hasan on Thursday.

According to the notification, the decision was made to facilitate the exercise of voting rights for

people working in all government, semi-government, autonomous and private organizations and teachers of government and private educational institutions.

Earlier on Dec 24, the Election Commission (EC) requested the Public Administration Ministry to declare January 7 as a general holiday.

On November 15, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal announced that the 12th parliamentary election of the country will be held on January 7.

According to the constitution, the tenure of the current government will end on January 29, 2024.