In a significant first step towards a front bench role, Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been appointed Permanent Private Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport. Michael Dugher MP is the shadow minister for the important UK...
Six members of a family and another person were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a battery-run three-wheeler, Easy-bike, on Gopalganj-Kotalipara road in Sadar upazila on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Khokon Sikdar, 45, his mother...
The death toll in a crush outside Saudi Arabia’s pilgrimage city of Makkah on Thursday has risen to 769, Saudi Health Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Saturday. "The latest statistics up to this hour reveal 769 dead. That is an...
TEHRAN, Sept 26: Iran's state prosecutor says he will pursue legal action against Saudi Arabia's rulers in international courts over the crush of pilgrims at this year's hajj, which killed more than 700 people, including 136 Iranians. Ebrahim Raisi, speaking...
Muhammad Bilal, a Bangladeshi pilgrim, was sitting at the pavement near Mina Al-Jisr Hospital in Mina of Saudi Arabia, hoping to have a last look at his wife who died in the stampede. He could not believe that he would...
Eighteen people, including six members of a single family, were killed and 29 others injured in road accidents in Dhaka, Gopalganj, Chuadanga, Magura, Comilla and Munshigannj districts on Saturday. In Gopalganj, six members of a family and another person were...
A housewife has reportedly committed suicide in Basabo area in the city. The deceased has been identified as Tania Aktar, 22, daughter of late Ali Akbar. She hailed from Munshiganj Sadar upazila. Locals claimed that Tania had committed suicide by...
Two city corporations of Dhaka were removing bamboos and waste of 16 cattle markets set up in the city ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Almost 80 per cent work to remove bamboos and waste from the cattle markets have been completed as...
CHUADANGA, Sept 26: Two friends have been strangulated to death in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district. Police recovered the bodies of Hafizur Rahman and his friend Roni from a paddy field in Boalia village under the upazila on Saturday morning....
NEW DELHI: Taking lead among South Asian countries, Bangladesh on Friday submitted its national 'climate action plan' to a UN body on climate change, promising to cut the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 'unconditionally' by 5% from 'business as usual'...
A Saudi prince who allegedly tried to force a female worker to perform a sex act on him inside a Beverly Glen residence has now been accused of attacking other women in the home, according to Los Angeles police and...
Though there is no official confirmation of any Bangladesh national among the victims of the stampede in Mina during Hajj, officials have said 98 pilgrims from the country have been missing since the incident. Hajj Officer of the Bangladesh Embassy...
Though there is no official confirmation of any Bangladesh national among the victims of the stampede in Mina during Hajj, officials have said 98 pilgrims from the country have been missing since the incident. Hajj Officer of the Bangladesh Embassy...
Muslims in Bangladesh are celebrating Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second most important festival in the Islamic calendar, with prayers and the ritual sacrifice of animals. On this day, Muslims traditionally sacrifice animals to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to obey Allah's command...
The main Eid Jamaat (congregation) was held at National Eidgah in Dhaka’s High Court area at 8:00pm on Friday. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque’s senior imam Mohammad Mizanur Rahman conducted the prayers. President Md Abdul Hamid, members of the Cabinet, Supreme...
At least five Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims were killed in Saudi Arabia’s Mina Hajj stampede on Thursday, Bangladesh Hajj Mission in Mecca confirmed confirmed on Friday. It said 15 Bangladesh nationals were injured in the stampede occurring during ‘stoning of the...
The biggest Eid-ul-Azha Jamaat (congregation) of Bangladesh was held on Friday at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila. It was the 188th Eid Jammat. Kishoreganj district administration and Eidgah Management Committee had made all arrangement to hold the Jamaat...
Thousands of devotees attended five Eid-ul-Azha Jamaats at Baitul Mokarram Mosque in Dhaka city on Friday where special prayers were offered for the devotees died in Mecca during Holy Hajj. Pesh imam of the Baitul Mokarram National Mosque Mufti Maulana...
Pope Francis expressed "closeness" with the world’s Muslims after more than 700 pilgrims were killed in a stampede in Mina, outside the Islamic holy city of Mecca in the worst disaster to strike the annual Hajj pilgrimage in a quarter...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has exchanged Eid-ul-Azha greetings in London with expatriate Bangladeshis, including UK chapter BNP’s leaders and workers. The former prime minister of Bangladesh also addressed a gathering of the BNP leaders and workers and pro-BNP businessmen at...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been visiting the United States to attend the 70th UNGA, has sent a message of condolence from New York to the Custodian of the Two Holiest Mosques, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the king of...
Road accidents across Bangladesh amid the Eid holiday rush on the highways have left 11 people dead. The accidents in Jhenidah, Bogra, Faridpur, Narayanganj, Feni and Netroakona districts on Thursday also saw at least 20 others injured, police said. Muslims...
Noting that Bangladesh is a unique example of religious harmony, President Md Abdul Hamid on Friday urged all to remain alert so that no one can make any evil gain using religion. "We have to be inspired with the mentality...
The US embassy in Malaysia has warned American citizens to avoid a popular tourist street in the capital Kuala Lumpur because of "credible threat information regarding a potential terrorist act". The embassy website issued the security warning for Jalan Alor,...
A strong 6.6 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Friday. The tremor left at 60 60 people injured and over 200 houses damaged. A disaster agency official said and warned the number of victims could rise. People were woken up and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is hopeful that Bangladesh will achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) just as it has reached the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Hasina, currently in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, exchanged Eid greetings...
A new report prepared by an independent global media communication agency is upbeat about Bangladesh's prospect of becoming a middle-income country by 2021 when the country will be celebrating the golden jubilee of its Independence. "Located at the heart of...
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said he had ordered a review of the kingdom’s plans for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj after more than 700 pilgrims died in a crush outside the Muslim holy city of Mecca on...
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed the UAE as the host for the inaugural edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), ending weeks of uncertainty over the venue of the Twenty20 tournament. The PSL, a Twenty20 league along...
Bangladesh Consulate General in Jeddah has opened hot-lines – 00966(0)537375859 and 00966(0)509360082 – to facilitate the communication. Bodies of five Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have been identified in a Mecca hospital till early Friday (Bangladesh time) while at least 15 injured...
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