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The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has decided to keep all jewellery establishments across the country closed today, 19 October, for Sharadiya Durga Puja. The decision has been taken on the occasion of Ashtami and Kumari Puja. The information was given in a notice signed by Bajus president Enamul Haque Khan on Sunday (18 October).
The notice said the organisation has decided to keep all jewellery establishments in the country completely closed on the day of Ashtami Puja of the Sharadiya Durga festival.
Under the Bajus decision, normal operations will not run at gold shops anywhere in the country on this special day of Durga Puja. As a result of the decision, buyers will have to bear in mind that the shops concerned will remain closed for buying and selling gold.
To implement the decision, Bajus has requested the owners of jewellery establishments and the traders concerned across the country to keep their establishments closed today. At the same time, the organisation has sought everyone’s cooperation in this regard.
Background
According to a BSS report of 16 October 2026, this year’s Sharadiya Durga festival began with Shashthi Puja and the government extended the puja holiday to three days by executive order, which, together with the weekly holiday, amounts to five days from 20 to 24 October.
The numbers
That BSS report, citing the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, said Durga Puja is being held at 33,851 mandaps across the country this year, about 1,500 more than the previous year.
Source
Background source: BSS, 16 October 2026
