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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,

Civic platform Santrash Nirmul Tawki Mancha on Tuesday formed a human chain in front of press club in Naraynganj demanding trial of the killers of college student Tanvir Mohammad Tawki. A-Level student Tanvir Mohammad Tawki, 17, son of a cultural activist Rafiur Rabbi, went missing on March 6 and the police recovered his body from ... Read more

The papaya mealy bug, a native of Central America, is threatening to wreak havoc in papaya cultivation in many areas of Bangladesh and causing huge economic losses to farmers. The granule-sized pest, believed to have arrived in 2008 via imports feed on the sap, which eventually leads to the plant’s death. Its other hosts include

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines air-hostess was released yesterday even after customs officials seized five undeclared gold bars, weighing around 50 tolas and priced around Tk 25 lakh, from her possession. Customs officials searched Shabiha Afroz Kumu, arriving from Dubai, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 9:40am and found four of the bars attached

Rapid Action Battalion rescued two people and arrested seven alleged kidnappers in separate drives in city’s West Rampura and Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday. A man was rescued and three alleged kidnappers were arrested by a RAB team from the city’s West Rampua. The RAB-3 team, led by Major Ahmed Hossain Mohiuddin,

At least four fishermen went missing as two fishing boats capsized in the Bay of Bengal on early Tuesday because of bad weather. The missing fishermen were identified as Abdullah, 45, Nur Bashar, 35, Alauddin, 35 and Kamal Hossain, 28. All of them are residents of Mohipur area under

Tawki Murder Another accused on remand The chief judicial magistrate court on Monday granted a five-day remand of another accused in Tanvir Mohammad Tawki killing case. Investigation officer of the murder case ASP Robiul Islam of RAB-11 submitted a prayer before the court seeking ten days for

The duration of primary education completion examinations for Class V students has increased by 30 minutes. A release of the primary and mass education ministry on Monday said that the duration for an exam was increased to two hours and a half from the existing two hours. The examinations for this year will be held ... Read more

Most of the shopping spots in the Barisal city are experiencing a huge rush of Eid shoppers of all ages, with only two or three days left for Eid-ul-Fitr. Restriction has been put on traffic in the man commercial areas of Chawkbazar, Katpatty, Line Road, Bazar Road so that people can do their

The Rajshahi Metropolitan Police authorities have built up five-level security arrangement in the city to avert any untoward situation and to ensure peaceful celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr. Besides, cheek posts have been set up to strengthen security at three entry points — Katakhali, Naodapara and Kashiadanga bypass road crossing — in the

All preparations including setting up of structures for 244 Eid congregations at traditional and temporary venues have been completed in the Chittagong city. The congregations would be held under the supervision of Chittagong Central Eid Jamaat Committee and the Chittagong City Corporation

The Khulna district administration on Monday at a meeting chalked out elaborate programme to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest Muslim religious festival likely to be held on August 9. As a part of the programme, national flag will be hoisted in the morning atop at all government, semi-government, non-government and autonomous establsihments