Eight national days including March 7 and August 15 are being cancelled

The interim government is going to cancel eight national days including historic March 7, March 17, August 15.

This information was given in a post on the verified Facebook page of the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government on Wednesday (October 16). Apart from this, an official of the Chief Adviser's office confirmed the matter to Prothom Alo.

According to the Facebook post, the Advisory Council of the Interim Government recently decided to cancel eight national days in a meeting. The Cabinet Department will soon cancel these days and issue a circular.

According to the post, the dates being canceled are—

• Historic March 7

• March 17: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birthday and National Children's Day

• August 5: Birth anniversary of Sheikh Hasina's brother Shaheed Captain Sheikh Kamal

• August 8: Sheikh Hasina's mother Bangmata Begum Fazilatunnessa Mujib's birth anniversary

• August 15: Bangabandhu's death anniversary and national mourning day

• October 18: Sheikh Hasina's younger brother Sheikh Russell Day

• November 4: National Constitution Day

• December 12: Smart Bangladesh Day