Newspapers won’t be published for five days during Eid holiday

Newspapers will not be published from 25 May to 29 May during holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims.

The newspaper holiday for the Eid will begin on 24 May and continue until 28 May, said the Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) on Wednesday.

Therefore, no newspaper will be published from 25-29 May, said a media release, signed by NOAB president AK Azad.

Usually, newspapers are not published for three days on the occasion of Eid in Bangladesh.