Dhaka, June 4 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said the extended 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday will not have any "adverse impact" on the country's economy.

He said this in response to a question from journalists following a meeting of the Advisory Committees on government purchases and economic affairs at the Secretariat on Wednesday.

"There's no scope for stagnation," Salehuddin said. "Businesses will operate in their own ways. Bangladesh Bank has already stated which days and in which areas banks will remain open-even how things will function at the sacrificial cattle markets."

Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated across the country on Jun 7. Initially, Jun 5 and 6, and then Jun 8 to 10 were declared public holidays for Eid, totalling ...