# Bengal cuts Bakrid holiday to one day, May 26-27 are working days 2026-08-21T03:55:50+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The West Bengal government has revised the Bakrid holiday schedule, declaring only May 28, 2026, as a public holiday. A notification from the state Finance Department said May 26 and May 27 will now be working days, partially modifying an earlier order from November 2025 that had given two days off. The change was made after the government received updated information that the festival falls on May 28. The revised notification applies to all offices, institutions and establishments covered under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The order, issued from Nabanna on May 22, comes under the newly elected BJP government. The previous Trinamool Congress government led by Mamata Banerjee had introduced a two-day holiday arrangement around Bakrid. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The decision reverses a longstanding two-day Bakrid holiday pattern that the Mamata Banerjee government introduced in 2025. The change affects roughly 15 lakh state government employees and all offices, schools, and banks covered by the Negotiable Instruments Act. Critics may now watch whether the BJP government extends this model to other festivals such as Diwali and Durga Puja, which currently receive two or more holidays. The next test is the Durga Puja holiday calendar, expected in September 2026. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Led with the revision and the new government, framing the change as a break from the previous two-day holiday pattern under TMC This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Bakrid, BJP, Finance Department, Nabanna, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-cuts-bakrid-holiday-to-one-day-may-26-27-are-working-days/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-cuts-bakrid-holiday-to-one-day-may-26-27-are-working-days/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/