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Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with due solemnity

The nation celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest religious festival of the Muslims, with due solemnity, fervour, enthusiasm and gaiety on Saturday ending the holy Ramadan, the month of fasting, reports BSS.Muslims offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in the morning at mosques, Eidgahs and makeshift prayer venues in the capital and elsewhere across the...

A policeman and locals trying to remove a motorcycle from under a Narayanganj-bound

A policeman and locals trying to remove a motorcycle from under a Narayanganj-bound train as it hit the two-wheeler and some makeshift shops very close to the rail track at Jurain in Dhaka on Monday — FE photo

Sweden bury WC opening jinx to beat South Korea

Sweden won an opening World Cup (WC) game for the first time since 1958 and ended their worrying goal drought with a 1-0 victory over South Korea that was a must-win if they want to progress from a tricky-looking Group F, reports Reuters.After dominating the game but missing a string...

Customs to track all travellers

The customs authority is set to introduce a rule to maintain the record of the inbound and outbound overseas passengers.With the new rules, the government will be able to keep a data base of the passengers, before arrival and after departure. This is being done to thwart smuggling, drug trafficking...

Sunflowers can sow seeds of happiness

Reports are surfacing about growing interest in sunflower farming in the country. The intensity of the interest is, however, more in the coastal region where many farmers have been in scrappy thoughts about their life and living following weather induced vulnerabilities and loss of conventional agriculture to increasing salinity. Surely,...

City still in holiday mode

Dhaka was in a holiday mode on Monday, the first working day, after three days of Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. The bustling capital's roads looked almost deserted on the day. This year's Eid vacation clashed with two weekly holidays -- Friday and Saturday.Many city dwellers, who sent their families to their village...

China launches new forum to boost business with South Asian nations

A forum was formed in Kunming for fostering high-level policy dialogue and cooperation between China and South Asian nations. "Interconnectivity, business, poverty alleviation, and finance will also be the key areas for future cooperation identified in the first China-South Asia Cooperation Forum (CSACF) held at the Hilton Yuxi Fuxian Lake...

Indian NE flood toll rises to 23

The toll in the devastating flood in the northeast states of India has risen to 23 with six more people losing their lives in a day, according to latest reports. According to officials, though the situation has improved in Manipur, Tripura, and Mizoram. The officials said it had worsened in...

Muhith to take part in polls if AL wants

Finance Minister AMA Muhith said on Monday if Awami League (AL) wants, he will contest the next parliament election, reports BSS."Personally, I have no intention of taking part in the upcoming elections but if the party wants, I will contest," he said while talking to reporters at the secretariat office."If...