People in Chittagong were given the day off on Monday to watch Bangladesh play the Netherlands in their crucial World Cup Group B clash.
Offices and schools were shut in the port city as a sell-out crowd of 18,000 jammed the Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium for the game.
Three of the four previous matches held in Dhaka and Chittagong fell on Fridays, the weekly holiday.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said before the tournament began that a local holiday would be declared if a World Cup match was played on a working day.
Bangladesh's last league match against South Africa is scheduled in Dhaka on Saturday, and workers and pupils are set to enjoy another day off.
Two quarterfinals will also be held in Bangladesh, on March 23 (Wednesday) and March 25 (Friday).
Bangladesh is hosting cricket's premier tournament for the first time with India and Sri Lanka. All the five matches so far have attracted full houses.
