# Bengal govt declares single Bakrid holiday on May 28 2026-08-10T19:51:15+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The West Bengal government has declared May 28 as the only public holiday for Bakrid this year, cancelling the earlier two-day break on May 26 and 27. A Finance Department notification issued on May 22 said the revision follows updated information that the festival falls on May 28. The new order supersedes a November 2025 notification that had declared May 26 and 27 as holidays for the 'Day before Id-Ud-Zoha' and 'Id-Ud-Zoha' respectively. Both dates will now be working days. The change comes under the newly elected BJP government. The previous Trinamool Congress government under Mamata Banerjee had introduced a two-day arrangement around Bakrid. The notification was issued under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. ## Coverage - millenniumpost.in Tags: Bakrid, BJP government, public holiday, State government, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-govt-declares-single-bakrid-holiday-on-may-28/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengal-govt-declares-single-bakrid-holiday-on-may-28/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.