The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) announced a five-day holiday for newspaper offices from June 5 to 9 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
As a result, no newspapers will be published from June 6 to 10, according to a holiday notice issued on Monday (May 27), signed by NOAB President AK Azad.
The decision was taken at a meeting of NOAB’s Executive Committee, it said.
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