The local met office in Patuakhali district recorded 9.6mm of rainfall in seven hours since 5am today. Patuakhali Met Officer-in-charge Mohammad Masud Rana said that the rain may continue for the next five days. Due to cyclone Asani, the met office asked all river ports including Payra to hoist distant warning signal number two, the official ... Read more
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After delivery, the newborn was stuck in the commode pipe, then …
A newborn was rescued half an hour after she got stuck in the toilet pipe. The mother gave birth in the toilet of the maternity ward of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal. The incident occurred around 4pm yesterday (May 7), when Shilpi Begum accidentally delivered the baby girl on a high commode of ... Read more
Low turns into depression in Bay
The well-marked low over the Southeast Bay and adjoining South Andaman Sea moved slightly north-westward and intensified into a depression. It is likely to intensify further and move in a north-westerly direction, said a Met office bulletin yesterday. The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised
People frightened of seeing tiger in fish enclosure at Bagerhat’s Sharankhola
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
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
Monday will be first day of Eid Al Fitr in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Eid Al Fitr will begin on Monday May 2 as the Shawwal crescent was not sighted on Saturday. Accordingly, tomorrow , Sunday, will be the last day of the holy month of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia and Monday will be the first day of
Tk 3.18 crore toll collections recorded in 24 hours at Bangabandhu Bridge
The Bangabadhu Bridge, better known as Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge, has achieved a new record in collecting tolls from vehicles in 24 hours till 6:00am today (April 30,2022). A total 42,199 vehicles crossed the bridge and highest Tk 3.18 crore tolls have been received during the period, said Ahsan Masud Bappy, an executive engineer of the
Ex-finance minister AMA Muhith passes away
Former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has passed away. He was 88. He breathed his last at 12:56am Saturday at United Hospital in the capital. According to a foreign ministry statement, his first namaz-e-janaza will be held at the Gulshan Central Mosque, popularly known as Azad Mosque, at
Padma Bridge: Toll likely to be 1.5 times that of ferry
The toll of the under-construction Padma bridge may be at least 1.5 times higher than the average toll paid on ferries plying the Padma. The Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday approved Bangladesh Bridge Authority’s proposal in this
Hajj 2022: Airfare gets costlier
The airfare for Hajj was yesterday fixed at Tk 1.4 lakh this year, up 12,000 from 2019, when Bangladeshis were last allowed in Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage. “As you know, the price of jet fuel has doubled,” said M Mahbub Ali, state minister for civil aviation, which fixed the airfare following discussions with different
SSC exams 2022 from June 19
This year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams will begin on June 19 and end on July 6. The SSC exams 2022 routine has been released by Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. The schedule, signed by Professor SM Amirul Islam, convener of the board’s Examination Regulatory Committee and controller of examinations of Dhaka Education Board, was
Woman beats up pregnant woman, damages 5-month-old foetus over ‘Facebook friend request’
Police arrested a woman yesterday (April 26, 2022) in connection with a case filed for beating a pregnant woman and damaging her five-month-old foetus, leading to its abortion, over a Facebook friend request at Shivalaya upazila in Manikganj. The arrestee is Runa Khandaker, wife of Rashid Jewel of Notunpara area of the
Husband accompanying wife’s corpse dies as bus hits ambulance
Two people were killed and two others injured after a bus hit an ambulance carrying a body of a deceased and its family members on the Dhaka-Bogura highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogura yesterday (April 25, 2022) afternoon. The deceased were identified as Aynal Haque (50) of Kamla Bazar of Gaibandha sadar
Airlines announces extra Eid flights on domestic routes
Amid huge rush of Eid holidaymakers by air, all the three airlines of the country have decided to increase domestic flights to accommodate passengers. Officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the national flag carrier of the country, US-Bangla Airlines, and Novoair said almost 80 to 90 percent of
Researchers identify high-yielding rice varieties
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Researchers have identified rice varieties with the best yield performance for both Aman (wet) and Boro (dry) seasons after rigorous on-farm trials on different varieties. The findings of the research were disseminated in a workshop jointly organised by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) and the International
Bidyanondo founder Kishore gets Commonwealth Points of Light award
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Bangladeshi charity leader Kishore Kumar Das has been recognised as the 223rd Commonwealth Point of Light by Queen Elizabeth II in honour of his exceptional voluntary service providing education to over 1,200 children from marginalised backgrounds, says a press release. Kishore, aged 40, set up ‘Bidyanondo’ in 2013, which
Advance train ticket sale begins
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The sale of advance train tickets for holidaymakers on the occasion of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr has started today (on Saturday). Tickets for April 27 are on sale on Saturday. Advance tickets are available in five locations in the capital. Travellers will be required to provide a photocopy of their
No decision yet on PEC examinations
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com The government is yet to decide whether the Primary Education Completion Examination would be held this year. State minister for primary and mass education Md Zakir Hossain said this at a press conference on Thursday. He also said that they would first overcome the learning loss caused in past two ... Read more