Eid-ul-Azha on November 7
Friday, 28 October 2011
The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be observed across the country on November 7, as the new moon of the month of Zilhajj of the Hizri year 1432 was sighted Friday evening. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting after reviewing reports from different parts of the country. - BSS
Chandpur road mishap kills 5
CHANDPUR, Oct 28: A head-on collision between a truck and an auto-rickshaw on Chandpur-Comilla highway has left at least five dead at Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur. Confirming the incident, Hajiganj Police Station sub-inspector (SI) Mohammad Jahid said the fatal accident took place around 3:30pm on Friday near the Enayetpur police check-post on the highway. The deceased were identified as auto-rickshaw passengers Hasina Begum (32), her daughter Nurunnahar(9), 'Khuki' (28), 'Aziz' (24) and driver Abdul Mannan (35).
- bdnews24.com