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FSCD calls for precautionary measures in Bangladesh

The Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) has urged all stakeholders, including commoners, to take precautionary steps in the wake of earthquake in Thailand and Myanmar.Bangladesh is also located in earthquake-prone area, especially the eastern part of the country, including Chattogram, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Dhaka, it said.The FSCD said in...

Home-goers eagerly waiting for their scheduled trains

Home-goers eagerly waiting for their scheduled trains at Joydebpur Railway Station in Gazipur on Saturday, with barely two days left for Eid-ul-Fitr. — FE photo

No threat of conspiracy in capital during Eid: Home adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury assured on Saturday (March 29, 2025) that there is no threat of conspiracy in the capital despite it being largely empty due to the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday."By the grace of Almighty Allah, there is no threat," he said while responding to journalists'...

DSCC completes preparation for Eid-ul-Fitr congregation at National Eidgah

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has completed all preparations for the main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation at the National Eidgah ground in the city, reports UNB.At a press briefing at the National Eidgah on Saturday, Administrator of DSCC Md. Shahjahan Mia said the venue is ready to accommodate approximately 35,000 Muslim devotees.To...

DoE requests not to use one-time use plastic, polythene on launches

The Directorate of Environment (DoE) on Saturday requested all concerned not to use one-time use plastic and polythene during the Eid journey by launch, reports BSS.The DoE also urged the passengers of the launches to keep the food and other wastages to the bins kept at the launch deck instead...

Garment workers block highway in Gazipur over pre-Eid layoff

Hundreds of laid-off garment workers have blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipur's Konabari in protest, disrupting the journeys of homebound travellers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, reports bdnews24.com.The demonstration on Saturday morning was led by workers of Standard Stitches Ltd Woven Unit in the Baimail area, who had lost their...

No traffic jam on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway

CUMILLA, Mar 29 (UNB): Homebound travellers are enjoying a hassle-free journey on the 105-kilometre stretch of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla, with no reports of traffic congestion.Despite the increased pressure of passenger and goods-laden vehicles, commuters are reaching their destinations smoothly.To ensure a trouble-free Eid journey local administration, highway police,...

Eid shoppers were photographed scrambling in a crowd to pick their choices

Eid shoppers were photographed scrambling in a crowd to pick their choices from a makeshift shoe shop in the capital's New Market area on Saturday. — FE photo

Weather (2025-03-30)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Severe heat wave may sweep over the districts of Jashore and Sirajganj. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall...

NEWS IN BRIEF --2025-03-30

RAB arrests man for ‘forging home adviser's seal, signature’ The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a man named Zafar Iqbal on Saturday for allegedly making fake documents using a forged seal and signature of the home adviser. On information, the elite force arrested Zafar Iqbal after raiding the Khilkhet area...