A teenage boy was killed and 7 other people were injured, three of them critically, as a pickup van overturned in Hatirjheel area in Tejgaon of Dhaka on the Eid day. The accident occurred around 1.00pm when the pickup van...
A minor girl has been electrocuted in a children’s park in Dhaka. Sources at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) said a five-year-old girl, named Anika Akhter, 5, died on Saturday afternoon after coming in contact with a live electric wire...
Pinak Ghosh smashed 21 fours and one six in his 141-ball 150 to set up a 58-run win for Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team over South Africa Under-19s in one-day international in Durban, South Africa. It also helped the visitors take...
Five days into the inclusion of five new ministers in the Cabinet, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said there will be no further change in it anytime soon. “It’s obvious that some changes have been made in the Cabinet,...
A Sylhet court has granted police 7 days to interrogate Ruhul Amin over the murder of 13-year-old Samiul Alam Rajan. Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Anwarul Haque remanded Amin in police custody on Sunday. Police said Amin allegedly helped in carrying away...
Incessant rain has left parks and cinemas partially empty on Sunday, the day following Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. Usually, Eid celebration in metropolitan Dhaka means hundreds of thousands of people flocking to parks, cinema halls, and fast-food...
The fire that erupted at a factory of Akij Footwear in Narasinghapur in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka city on Sunday afternoon, has been doused. However, no one was injured. Fire service officials said the fire originated on the...
Bangladeshi officials in Saudi Arabia say they will start next week the repatriation process of Kamrul Islam, accused of beating Sylhet boy Samiul Alam Rajan to death. Ambassador Golam Moshi on Sunday told bdnews24.com most government officers in Saudi Arabia...
Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) presidium member Fakir Ashraf died of cancer in a hospital in Uttara in Dhaka on Friday. Family sources said Fakir Ashraf, 76, also a former Air Customs official and journalist, had been suffering from cancer for long....
After a month of restraint and reflection, Muslims in Bangladesh began celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday morning. The news of the Shawwal moon having been sight brought joy to all on Friday despite sufferings on gruelling journey. Eidgahs and mosques...
The main Eid-ul-Fitr Jamaat (congregation) will be held in Dhaka’s National Eidgah at 8:30am on Saturday. Five Eid congregations will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Chittagong Jamiatul Falah Jame Mosque Khatib Maulana Muhammad Jalal Uddin Al-Qaderi will conduct...
Google shares soared to an all-time on Friday with the tech giant adding about $60bn to its market value. Google's shares closed 16.26 per cent up as investors cheered profit figures that showed strong advertising growth on mobiles and its...
A car bomb has killed at least 100 people at a busy market in an Iraqi town, officials have said. The attack happened in the predominantly Shia town of Khan Bani Saad, north of the capital Baghdad. Children were among...
The main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation was held in Dhaka’s National Eidgah at 8:30am today (Saturday). Five Eid congregations were held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7am, 8am, 9am, 10am and 10:45am. Chittagong Jamiatul Falah Jame Mosque Khatib Maulana Muhammad Jalal...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted all on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid, their biggest religious festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Modi twitted an Eid card and...
President Abdul Hamid on Saturday said Eid-ul-Fitr's appeal is unique to build a peaceful and friendly society as the people of all strata, including the rich and poor, and the elite and common people stand in the same line on...
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque was taken to Singapore on the Eid day as he fell sick due to gastrological problems. Kibria Majumder, personal secretary of the minister, said Mujibul Haque was flown to Singapore at the wee hours of Saturday...
Dhaka and other important cities have been placed under security blanket for 72 hours during the three-day Eid-ul-Fitr holidays on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. However, Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haq said the Eid special security measures will...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday said periodical cabinet reshuffle in a parliamentary democracy is a normal practice and this may happen any time. "Bringing changes in a cabinet is very much normal in a parliamentary democracy...it can be done any...
A man was hacked to death allegedly by his son in Baunia Purbapara area under Turag Police Station in the outskirts of the city during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. The victim was identified as Abul Hashem, 60, son of late Abbas Mia,...
Four people have been killed in separate road accidents in Barisal and Comilla districts during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. In Barisal, a female passenger of a Mahendra (human hauler) was killed and five other people were injured when two human haulers...
CNG (compressed natural gas) stations will remain open round the clock during and after the Eid vacation till July 21. The government has decided to keep the CNG stations open across the country from July 17-21 on the occasion of...
After early morning special Eid prayers in mosques and other outdoor locations, Muslims across the country started celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr in full gear greeting each other saying 'Eid Mubarak'. Back from prayers amid rains, they are now visiting friends, relatives,...
Mashrafe bin Mortaza has sought blessings from the people of Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s much-loved ODI captain greeted the nation on the Eid-ul-Fitr after prayers ended at Central Eidgah Maidan of Narail district on Saturday. Mashrafe went home to Narail with his...
Three people, including a man and his son, were killed and 16 others injured in separate road accidents in Burichang and Chandina upazilas of Comilla on Sunday. In Burichang, a man and his son were crushed under the wheels of...
Important documents at the land office in Sadar upazila of Noakhali were destroyed when a fire broke out in the office building Sunday morning. Maijdee Fire Station Station leader Muhammad Rafique Ullah said the fire might have been originated from...
Rathajatra, the car festival of Sri Jagannath Dev and one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, started Saturday in a befitting manner. The festival will come to an end with Ulto Rathajatra on July 26. In observance of...
Apparently inviting her arch rival Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to end their rivalries, BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday stressed maintaining social relations by political parties for the greater good of the country. "Our country is very potential and resourceful...
Pakistan and India again have exchanged fire over the disputed region of Kashmir after violence earlier this week killed at least five people on both sides of the border. There were no casualties immediately reported. Pakistan's army said Indian forces...
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