Scraps August 15 Holiday

Bangladesh Interim Government Scraps August 15 Holiday Honoring Founding Father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

The Bangladesh interim government on Tuesday, announced the cancellation of the public holiday on August 15, which traditionally marks the death of the nation's founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The interim government's advisory council made the decision public. Muhammad Yunus met with several political parties—excluding the Bangladesh National Party (BNP)...