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Holiday List

BRITISH EMBASSY, KATHMANDU HOLIDAY LIST FOR THE YEAR 2008

S.NO. DATE DAY OCCASION
1 1 January Tueday New Year's Day
2 19 February Tueday Democracy Day
3 21 March Friday Good Friday
4 24 March Monday Easter Monday
5 20 May Tuesday Buddha Jayanti
6 25 August Monday Summer Bank Holiday *
7 29 September Monday Eid ul-Fitr
8 7 October Tuesday Maha Ashtami
9 8 October Wednesday Maha Newami
10 9 October Thursday Dashami
11 28 October Tuesday Laxmi Pooja
12 30 October Thursday Bhai Tika
13 25 December Thursday Christmas Day
14 26 December Friday Boxing Day
15 24 December or
29 December
Wednesday
monday
Christmas Privilege Holiday

* This holiday may be replaced by Nepal's National Day when a date for this has been agreed.

Following Standard Chartered Bank Branches are open on all days

Standard Chartered bank
P.O Box 3990, Lazimpat
Kathmandu
Phones: 977-1-4418456

Standard Chartered bank
P.O Box 3990, Jawalakhel
Lalitpur, Nepal
Phones: 977-1-5540566, 5540544

On the listed holidays and Saturdays the banking hours will be:

Lazimpat Branch - from 9:45 hours - 14:00 hours
Lalitpur Branch - from 9:45 hours - 14:00 hours