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  Bangladesh cancels national holiday on August 15 marking Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination

  World | August 13, 2024 23:09 IST

  August 15 is remembered as National Mourning Day, marking Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination in 1975. As the protests engulfed the country, an enraged mob set fire to a museum dedicated to Bangabandhu, where Rahman was killed along with his family.

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  Independence Day 2023: Evolution and history of India's tricolour, everything you need to know

  India | August 13, 2023 12:59 IST

  Independence Day is proclaimed a national holiday, which implies that each government office, post office, bank, and shop will be closed.

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  Amazon.in to launch Great Republic Day Sale from 17th -20th January 2022

  Technology | December 15, 2022 16:47 IST

  Amazon India announces the ‘Great Republic Day Sale’ kickstarting from January 17 to January 20. Prime members of Amazon can avail the offers and discount a day prior to the official announcement.

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  Federal holiday pressures US companies to give Juneteenth off

  World | June 19, 2021 9:35 IST

  Hundreds of top companies had already pledged last year to observe Juneteenth in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the national reckoning on racism that followed.

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  Black Americans laud Juneteenth holiday, say more work ahead

  World | June 18, 2021 9:35 IST

  “It’s great, but it’s not enough,” said Gwen Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Kansas City. Grant said she was delighted by the quick vote this week by Congress to make Juneteenth a national holiday because “it’s been a long time coming.”

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  Why Jesus Christ's birthday can't be national holiday?: Mamata accuses BJP of 'religious hatred'

  India | December 22, 2020 8:59 IST

  Without naming BJP, Banerjee charged the saffron party of spreading "a garbage of lies" about the state's development.

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  WB Governor bats for declaring Netaji birthday as national holiday

  India | December 24, 2014 14:56 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has pitched for declaring  Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birthday January 23 as a national holiday.“Personally I think it should be declared a national holiday. If you honour your

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  Declare Dec 4 a holiday in NCR: AAP

  Politics | November 29, 2013 12:38 IST

  New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal led AAP has asked the EC and the central government to declare December 4 a holiday in National capital Region (NCR)."There are many first time voters who reside in Delhi but

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  Mamata Asks Govt To Declare National Holiday For World Cup Win

  India | April 03, 2011 8:57 IST

  New delhi, April 3 : President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  on Saturday night led the nation in hailing the Indian cricket team's World Cup triumph saying it is a testimony to the