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Bangladesh: Celebrating New Year Twice

Categories: South Asia, Bangladesh, Arts & Culture, Governance

Saad Hammadi at Of Diaries And Experiences reminds [1] that Bangladesh is reversing the clock by an hour to go back to Bangladesh’s geographic timing: “Thus, the 31st will last for 25 hours. For the party goers, how better could it be than celebrating the new year twice!”