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Members of Bangladesh Navy rescued 16 fishermen from a sunken fishing boat in the River Karnaphuli in Chittagong Monday night. The fishing boat, ‘FB Arifa-2’ carrying the fishermen overturned around 9:00pm due to strong current in the river after its engine

President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday underscored the need for taking diplomatic efforts to strengthen relations with central Asian countries, including Uzbekistan. The president said this when newly appointed Bangladesh ambassador to Uzbekistan Mosud Mannan called on him at Bangabhaban

House Rents in Capital Much-awaited HC verdict still to come Though the final hearing regarding the issue of house rents in Dhaka city concluded six months ago, the High Court is yet to deliver a verdict, which is expected to give tenants a respite from arbitrary increase in rents and huge advance payments. Some Supreme ... Read more

Avoiding Human-elephant Conflicts Mapping of elephant routes necessary: Experts A comprehensive mapping of routes and corridors of elephants is essential to carry out development works in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) averting human-elephant conflicts in elephant ranges, said experts. “Elephants follow specific corridors in their movement. As the government has been carrying out development works ... Read more

Most of the beauty parlours, which provide skin care, facial aesthetic, foot care, hair treatment and many other services, are experiencing a heavy rush of young girls and women, with Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner. Fashion enthusiasts, particularly the young people, rushed to different parlours and salons to get a new look with new hair ... Read more

With just one or two days left for the Eid festival, people particularly of Northern and South districts who earn their livelihood in the Chittagong city, are on their last bid to grab a travel ticket to celebrate the occasion with their relatives. Those who booked their advance tickets have already started their

Eid shopping reached its peak on Wednesday in the capital as people in their thousands thronged posh and luxurious shopping malls and markets for last minute Eid shopping. Shop owners were trying their best to satisfy the customers with the best collections as well as cover up their losses they faced in the beginning of ... Read more

Shopping centers in Sylhet are all abuzz with shoppers amid inclement weather on Wednesday, only a day ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims. Almost all fashion houses, shopping malls and shops of dresses, footwears, cosmetic goods and imitated ornaments as well as beauty parlours and saloons in the city

Teletalk 3G Services 13 base stations launched in Sylhet Teletalk launched 13 3G base stations in Sylhet city yesterday, bringing 90 percent of the city under the 3G network. The stations are in Subidbazar, Pashchim Pir Mohalla, Kazitola, Akhalia-Noyapara, Shibganj, Tero Roton, Shahjalal Uposhahar’s H block, Tilagar-Rajpara, Jatarpur, Subidbazar, Bagbari, Ghashitola and Mirapara. Teletalk Assistant ... Read more

The main Eid congregation in the Barisal city will be held on Hemayet Uddin Central Eidgah Maidan at 8:30am. The congregation is expected to be attended by lawmakers, BCC mayor-elect, panel mayor and other socio-political personalities, high-ranking government officials as well as general people and female worshippers. The Barisal central Eidgah

Jhumjhum Akter Jhuma, a runner-up in a television talent hunt for child singers, was discovered at the victim support centre of Tejgaon Police Station in the capital yesterday, 15 days after she was abducted by an acquaintance in Narsingdi. Narsingdi police said her abductor, Md Israfil, 35, a businessman in Ashulia, secretly dropped

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Dan Mozena yesterday greeted Bangladeshis on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In a message, he said this is a special time for the people of Bangladesh and throughout the global community as families and friends come together to reflect upon the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan and Eid, peace and

Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Central Park and Zoo, the only spacious amusement place in Rajshahi metropolis, has got a new look with massive development work, officials concerned say. Various beautification and development works like lake renovation, approach road, attractive boundary wall and two modern bridges on the lake were

When most people around him are preparing to celebrate the Eid festival, Niru Sardar, a garment worker who lost the left eye in the Rana Plaza collapse, is fighting a battle for survival. The 30-year-old sewing machine operator sold off a piece of land at his village home in Rajbari sadar upazila and spent the ... Read more

Most of the footbridges in the capital are now under the occupation of hawkers, sex workers, vendors and beggars, making it impossible for pedestrians to use the facilities. The Dhaka South City Corporation and the Dhaka North City Corporation lack maintenance and monitoring to make these structures free from illegal occupation and trade.

A teenage housewife has suffered serious burn injuries as her husband and in-laws allegedly set her on fire at Roykhail village in Daskhin Surma upazila. The victim was identified as Alee Begum, 19, wife of Nasir Uddin of Roykhail village and daughter of Abdul Haque of Alinagar in Beanibazar upazila.

Eid shopping reached its peak in the capital with huge turnout of shoppers in posh and luxurious shopping malls as well as in the hawkers and footpath markets, with only three days left for Eid-ul-Fitr. Ignoring rough weather marked by intermittent rains, the Eid shoppers on Tuesday thronged almost all markets, shopping centres and makeshift ... Read more

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, returned home on Tuesday after performing umrah in Makkah. Khaleda along with her entourage boarding a flight of Emirates Airlines arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at about 6:00pm.

With Eid-ul-Fitr just around the corner, disadvantaged children are still lingering around Chittagong city’s shopping malls clinging to hopes of getting a new dress and having a decent meal during the festival this year. These underprivileged children beg on the streets for a living, watching kids their age busy shopping for Eid with their whole ... Read more

Two officials of Barisal branch of Dhaka Bank have been prosecuted on charge of misappropriating Tk 64 million. Barisal Kotwali police station officer-in-charge Shakhawt Hossian said that Dhaka Bank vice-president Abdul Malek Howladar, also the Barisal branch manager, lodged the case on Monday night. The complaint stated that KHM Asaduzzaman,