Dhaka, April 17 -- The government has decided to reinstate Nov 7 as National Revolution and Solidarity Day, restoring its status as a public holiday.

Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani announced the decision at a briefing at the Secretariat on Thursday following a cabinet meeting.

"Nov 7 will be observed again as National Revolution and Solidarity Day, as it was previously. It will be a public holiday," he said.

"It existed before and has now been brought back. This was not observed over the past 16 years."

The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the evening.

The cabinet also approved declaring Jul 6 as National Rural Development Day.

However, as a category B observance, it will not be a ...