Offices reopen today after 9-day Eid vacation

Following a consecutive nine-day holiday on the holy occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, all government, semi-government, autonomous, and semi-autonomous offices reopened today.

Officials and employees have joined their workplaces on Sunday (April 6) morning. Banks, insurance companies, share market and courts have also reopened.

After visiting Motijheel and secretariat areas, it was noticed that work speed was comparatively low on the first working day after the Eid holidays. Everyone was seem arriving at their offices within the scheduled time. Colleagues exchanged Eid greetings with each other.

The Eid holiday for government employees started on March 29 and was scheduled to end on April 2. One government holiday was there on March 28 on the occasion of Shab-e-Qadar.

However, the government declared Thursday (April 3) also a holiday through an executive order. As it was followed by the weekend on April 4-5, the vacation extended to nine days.