More than 2,500 passengers of a launch, heading home for Eid holidays, were saved Sunday after their vessel began taking in water in the Meghna River. The MV Karnaphuli-1 was going from Dhaka to Doulotkhan, when its 'bottom cracked open'...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted Sunday BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by sending a card on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. On behalf of the Prime Minster, her protocol officer Shaikh Aktar Hossain handed over an Eid card of the Prime Minister...
Tokyo stocks added 0.47 per cent on Monday morning as an upbeat start to Japanese earnings season supported the market, after Wall Street finished lower on Friday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 72.42 points to 15,530.29 by the break,...
Chinese stocks were higher in morning trade on Monday on buying of heavyweight bank shares, driven by hopes for more reforms in the sector, dealers said. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 0.87 per cent, or 18.51 points, to 2,145.12....
Hong Kong shares rose 0.14 per cent in the first few minutes of trade on Monday, marking a fifth straight advance. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 33.26 points to 24,249.27, according to AFP.
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency session on the situation in Gaza, diplomats said. The meeting will start at midnight New York time (0400 GMT Monday) and the 15 members of the panel are expected to adopt a...
Like every year, the historic Sholakia Eidgah of the district is all geared up to host the country’s biggest congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated either on Tuesday or Wednesday. Preparations have almost been completed to hold the 187th congregation...
Middle East countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr today as the Shawwal moon has been sighted. UAE Moon Sighting Committee on Sunday announced that it was the last day of Ramadan, reports gulfnews.com. Most...
A leader of Noakhali Awami League was slaughtered by unidentified miscreants at his native village in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur district on Sunday night. The dead is Yusuf Ali Selim, 54, finance secretary of Noakhali district unit of the ruling...
Some unidentified miscreants slaughtered two persons and left their bodies at Binnyakuri village near Teesta Barrage Canal under Kishoreganj upazila in Nilphamari district on Sunday night, police said. The dead are Khairul Islam, 32, son of Aiyub Ali of Dakshin...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will exchange greetings with people from all walks of life, including judges and foreign diplomats, on the day of the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr at her official Ganobhaban residence. Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League chief, will first...
Police will ensure safety of nearly one million houses that will remain unoccupied in Dhaka city during three or four days of Eid vacation. The residents of the houses have already gone to village homes to celebrate Holy Eid-ul-Fitr with...
At least three people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Nuritala in Chandina upazila in Comilla district on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Jaharlal Sarkar, 50, Narayanchandra Sarkar, 45 and Santosh...
The prices of most of the shares in South Korea’s capital markets rose on Monday. Seoul's benchmark Kospi were 0.33 per cent higher at the break, according to AFP.
With only a day before the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, shopping spree reached peak as both modern and traditional shopping malls are bustling with shoppers from all walks of life. Shop owners said sales were...
The prime accused in the murder of an assistant sub-inspector has been shot dead during an 'encounter' with police at Tangail’s Mirzapur. Ulka, 28, who led a gang named after him, was shot dead during a 'shootout' with the police...
Asian markets extended recent gains Monday as investors awaited the release of key US jobs data at the end of the week, while Shanghai surged after China approved three private banks as part of an economic reform drive. The euro...
The dollar moved narrowly in Asia Monday as simmering geopolitical tensions capped activity while investors look to a slate of US data and a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week. In Tokyo late morning trade, the greenback was quoted...
Export-Import activities through Sonamosjid land port will remain suspended for five days from today (Monday) till Friday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Assistant commissioner of Sonamosjid customs Imtiar Hasan said besides the three-day government holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr from Monday to...
Four people have been burnt in a fire erupting from an explosion at a men’s hair saloon in Dhaka’s Rayer Bazaar. The blast inside the saloon occured around 7:30 am Monday and that started a fire, said Mohammadpur Police OC...
The National Moon Sighting Committee will sit this (Monday) evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr after reviewing reports of sighting the Shawwal moon from across the country. Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman, also chairman of the National Moon...
Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated at different villages in several upazilas of Chandpur, Barisal and Chapainawabganj district on Monday, in line with Saudi Arabia where Eid is being celebrated today. In Chapainawabganj, Eid...
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Sub-Inspector of Mirpur Police Station Zahidur Rahman Zahid and police source Nasim Sheikh on a three-day fresh remand for quizzing on the custodial death of Mahabubur Rahman Sujon, a garment-waste trader. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel seized huge fake currency notes and arrested a person at Naodapara under Motiher Police Station in Rajshahi city on Sunday night, RAB sources said. The arrestee was identified as Kamrul Hassan, alias Saddam, 23, son...
Rangpur district, including the divisional city, has worn a festive look as preparations have been completed for holding Holy Eid-ul-Fitr Jamat (congregations) at 1,010 Eidgahs in all 8 upazilas on Monday. RCC authority, district and police administrations have completed all...
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), district administration and all others concerned have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, in Rajshahi city and the district with due fervor, joy and enthusiasm. The main...
A blocked channel of Padma River at Daulatdia and a huge rush of home-bound passengers have caused massive traffic snarls at the vital water transport terminals of Paturia-Daulatdia and Mawa-Kewrakandi. People departing Dhaka on Monday, the first day of the...
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