Thursday, May 28, 2026

Four-day public holiday

Kathmandu, May 23

With the government's announcement of public Holiday on Thursday, May 28, there will a four-day public holiday until May 31.

The Ministry of Home Affairs informed on Friday that there will be a holiday on May 28 on the occasion of Bakr Eid (Eid al-Adha).

The Ministry said that according to the notice published in the Nepal Gazette in March this year, there is a provision for a public holiday on the occasion of the festival of Bakar Eid (Eid-ul-Adha) for followers of the Islamic faith.

In this context, as the information from the Muslim Commission that Bakar Eid (Eid-ul-Adha) falls on Thursday, public holiday is announced. On May 29, the country celebrates the Republic Day which is a public holiday. The government also presents the budget for the next Fiscal Year 2026/27. 

Likewise, the following two days are weekend. Citing the short-supply of petroleum fuel, the government has been implementing a two-day weekend.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 24 May 2026. 

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