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\\\'Robber\\\' injured in \\\'gunfight\\\' with cops

2015-09-24 00:00:00

BENAPOLE, Sept 23 (UNB): An alleged robber was injured in a 'gunfight' between his cohorts and police at Chalkidanga village in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district in the early hours of Wednesday. The injured was identified as Akbar Ali, son...

Photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanges greetings

2015-09-24 00:00:00

0.15m law enforcers deployed to provide Eid security

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Special security measures have been taken with deployment of around 0.15 million law enforcers across the country for maintaining the law and order and ensuring smooth celebration of the Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. "Security measures have been stepped up across the...

President. PM greet nation on Eid-ul-Azha

2015-09-24 00:00:00

President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina greeted the countrymen on Wednesday on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated tomorrow (Friday), reports BSS. In a message, the President urged all to expedite the national...

Pry teachers threaten indefinite work abstention from October 6

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh Primary Assistant Teacher Oikya Jote, an alliance of five associations of primary school assistant teachers, threatened on Wednesday to observe an indefinite work-abstention from October 6 if their demands, including removal of discriminations in the 8th National Pay Scale,...

Dump sacrificial animals\\\' waste into designated dustbins: DSCC

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has asked the city dwellers to dump the wastes of sacrificial animals into designated dustbins during Eid-ul-Azha to keep the city clean, reports UNB. As the quick management of the wastes is a challenging task,...

Quader against extra bus fare

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today warned of exemplary action against the people involved in raising extra bus fare taking the advantage of the on rush of passengers in the Eid-ul-Azha festival, reports BSS. "Punitive action is a...

Biggest Eid Jamaat to be held at Sholakia

2015-09-24 00:00:00

KISHOREGANJ, Sept 23 (BSS): The 188th biggest Eid-ul-Azha jamaat of the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgha Maidan here. All arrangements have been made by the Kishoreganj district administration and Eidgah Management Committee to hold the jamaat in a...

News in Brief

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Eid jamaat on Nat'l Eidgah at 8:00 am The main Eid congregation of the holy Eid-ul-Azha will be held at the Jatiya Eidgah, adjacent to the High Court Mazar, at 8:00 in the morning on Friday. Maulana Mizanur Rahman, Senior...

Weather

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Bariasl, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy fall at different places over the...

Photo: Four people were killed as a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw

2015-09-24 00:00:00

City cattle markets start buzzing with activity

Jubair Hasan | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

The sale of the sacrificial animals finally gathered pace Wednesday as buyers, braving frequent spells of rains, thronged the capital's cattle markets to book their desired cattle-head. After days of sluggish trend, the cattle traders got something to cherish thanks...

Road accidents kill 13 in dists

FE Desk | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

Road crashes in different parts of the country left 13 people killed on Wednesday amid the rush on highways ahead of the Eid. A collision between a truck and an autorickshaw claimed four lives in Sunamganj while three were run...

BB uses monetary tools prudently

FE Report | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

The inter-bank call money rate remained almost stable Wednesday, the last working day before the Eid-ul-Azha festival as the central bank used its monetary tools prudently, treasury officials said. The call money rate ranged between 5.40 per cent and 6.50...

Tanners fix lower prices for rawhide procurement

FE Report | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

Tanners and relevant others will be procuring rawhide of sacrificial animals during the Eid-ul-Azha this year at prices 36.36 per cent lower than that of the last year The prices of cow rawhide have been fixed at Tk 50-55 per...

Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow

2015-09-24 00:00:00

The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated across the country tomorrow (Friday) with due solemnity and religious fervour, reports BSS. On the occasion, the Muslims across the country will offer prayers in congregations and sacrifice animals in the name of Almighty...

Eid Greetings

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Revamping domestic livestock market

Shahiduzzaman Khan | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

Thousands of Eid travellers are making homeward hazardous journeys; their travel is taking much longer time on the highways due to long tailbacks. Until a day before the congregation, more home-bound people are joining the streams every hour to meet...

Tax return submission deadline likely to be extended to Nov 30

Doulot Akter Mala | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

The revenue board is likely to extend the deadline for submission of tax returns by individuals, to November 30, following requests from a cross-section of people including taxpayers, lawyers and trade leaders. The deadline for tax-return submission is scheduled to...

Mad rush of home-goers to celebrate Eid festival

FE Report | 2015-09-24 00:00:00

Railway stations, bus and launch terminals witnessed a mad rush of home-bound passengers as most of them left the capital on Wednesday to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones in their village homes on Friday. The holiday-makers, irrespective...

Holiday Notice

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Prayer Timings

2015-09-24 00:00:00

PM reaches London en route to NY

2015-09-24 00:00:00

LONDON, Sept 23: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in London Wednesday afternoon on her way to New York to attend the 70th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and members...

Shahjahan Mahmud new BTRC chairman

2015-09-24 00:00:00

The government has appointed Engineer Shahjahan Mahmud chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) changing its previous order appointing senior secretary Iqbal Mahmud about a month ago.     — UNB

PM congratulates all on Eid-ul-Azha

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday congratulated the people of Bangladesh and the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on Friday. The prime minister, in a message, called upon the countrymen to build a happy...

Photo: Sacrificial animals being transported by a water vessel

2015-09-24 00:00:00

30 BSF members sued for Joypurhat killing

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Asida Beowa, widow of Sayem Uddin who was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Joypurhat district on last Friday, has filed a case accuding 30 BSF personnel of murder. Asida filed the case with the court...

Praying for peace in war-ravaged Muslim nations

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Millions of Muslim pilgrims congregated at Arafat outside Makkah on Wednesday, many of them praying for peace in the Middle East countries ravaged by war and chaos as the annual Hajj reached its climax. "What is left of our Arab...

Govt decision to dig canals along Kuril-Purbachal Link Road hailed

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa), an environmentalist group, has appreciated the government decision of digging canals from Dhaka’s Kuril to the Balu River on both sides of the Kuril Purbachal Link Road. In a statement on Wednesday, the green group said...

Basic Bank scam: ACC files 3 more cases

2015-09-24 00:00:00

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three more cases over the swindling of money from state-run Basic Bank Limited. The cases were lodged with Gulshan Police Station in Dhaka on Wednesday night. When contacted, officer-in-charge of the police station...