Residents of Khejurbaria village, in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat, are panicked after a Royal Bengal Tiger was seen inside a fish enclosure last night. The village is about two kilometres away from the Sundarbans with Bhola river and Dhansagar village in between. Shahin Khan, owner of the
Month: May 2022
Tigers training camp for SL series starts on May 9
Bangladesh cricket team will start their training camp ahead of their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka on May 9 at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram, confirmed national selector Habibul Bashar. Sri Lanka, who are scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on May 8, will take on the Tigers in the first Test from ... Read more
Single-month RMG exports to US top $1b
Bangladesh’s single-month apparel export earnings from the United States topped the $1-billion mark for the first time in March as both export orders and unit prices witnessed a surge in the market. The export earnings almost doubled in March from the US compared with that of the same month of 2021, according to the US ... Read more
Pope uses wheelchair for first time in public
Vatican City: Pope Francis arrived at a meeting on Thursday in a wheelchair, the first time he had been seen using a wheelchair in public. The 85-year-old Pope has been experiencing severe knee pain for months and told an Italian newspaper on May 3 that his doctor had advised rest and “injections” into the knee. ... Read more
Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated across Bangladesh
Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated today (May 3, 2022) across the country. This is the first Eid celebration without Covid-19 pandemic related restrictions. Eid jamaat (congregations) were held under public and private initiatives across the country, including in Dhaka. The country’s main Eid jamaat in Dhaka was held at the ... Read more
Aamir Khan discloses what his mother said after viewing Laal Singh Chaddha
Ahead of the release of his upcoming film, Laal Singh Chaddha, Aamir Khan showed the film to his mother during the test screenings. Aamir revealed she really liked the film. In an interview with RedFm show, the actor said, “Ammi ko film boht pasand aayi. My mother has loved the film.” Aamir Khan told that ... Read more
Shawwal moon not sighted, Bangladesh to celebrate Eid on May 3
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country Tuesday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh this evening. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee this evening after Maghrib prayers. Mohammad Faridul Haque Khan, state minister ... Read more
Bring only umbrellas, prayer mats during jamaat at Eidgah: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has requested all not to bring only umbrellas and prayer mats to the National Eidgah Ground during the Eid Jamaat. He said this while talking to media after monitoring security arrangements at the Eidgah Maidan today. The DMP commissioner said that Eid prayers will be offered at ... Read more
73 lakh mobile phone users left Dhaka Eid holiday
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Post and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Sunday said that around 73 lakh mobile SIM card users of different mobile operators have left Dhaka between 27-30 April ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The minister shared a post on his verified Facebook profile in this regard. The minister mentioned that this is not the ... Read more
May Day being observed in Bangladesh
May Day is being observed across Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Sunday. Different labour organisations as well as political parties have been organising discussions and rallies and brought out processions in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country with a call to uphold rights of the workers. May Day, also known as the International Workers’ ... Read more
Moon Sighting Committee meets today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet this evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims. The Islamic Foundation yesterday issued a press release, saying that the meeting will be held at its Baitul Mukarram office after the Maghrib prayers for reviewing information on the sighting of