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
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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
Ban on catching hilsa to end at midnight after 2 months
The ban on catching hilsa will be lifted at midnight today after two months. The fisheries department said due to the two-month ban, it will be possible to collect the desired target of 6 lakh tonnes of hilsa fish this time, reports our Barishal correspondent. However, many fishermen said they are not interested in going to ... Read more
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
Rain likely on Eid day
Met official says mild heatwave may continue till tomorrow It could rain on Eid Day in many areas across the country as the current mild heatwave is likely to stay until tomorrow, said a meteorologist yesterday. Rainfall is likely on Monday and Tuesday, said Bazlur Rashid of Bangladesh Meteoritical Department. The Met office will release ... Read more
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
Eid holiday of Sundarbans forest employees cancelled
Forest Department has cancelled the Eid holiday of its staff, including the officials and rangers, working in the Sundarbans. The department has also asked to intensify patrolling inside the Sundarbans, reports our Bagerhat correspondent
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
Brac Bank donates 5pc of CSR fund to PM’s trust
Brac Bank has contributed 5 per cent of its total corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget for 2022 to the Prime Minister’s education assistance trust (EAT). The bank handed over a cheque equivalent to Tk 11,517,754 to the PM’s EAT on April 20, 2022, a press release said. “We should thank Bangladesh Bank for
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
Tentultala playground: Freed at last, as PM steps in
Rights activists thank Hasina Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ordered keeping the Tentultala field in the capital’s Kalabagan area as a playground, bringing a happy end to environmentalists and locals’ protests of the construction of a police station on the ground. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal announced the PM’s instruction at a press
Bangladesh envoy Saida Muna nominated ‘Diplomat of the Year’ by UK magazine
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Saida Muna Tasneem, has received the prestigious ‘Diplomat of the Year 2022 Award’ by the renowned Diplomat Magazine in London. She was accoladed with the honour for her “outstanding contribution to climate diplomacy,” according to a press release issued by the Bangladesh High Commission in
Banks to remain open on April 30
The Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to keep their doors open and run operations on a limited scale on April 30, a public holiday, in order to settle the increased number of financial transactions ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. In 2022, the number of banking transactions have increased substantially year-on-year, which has also fuelled cash withdrawals and deposits ... Read more
Bata returns to profit in Jan-Mar
Bata Shoe, one of the most popular footwear brands in the country, returned to profits in the first quarter (January-March) of the ongoing calendar year after drowning in losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. The shoemaker’s profits rose to Tk 6.84 crore in the January-March period of 2022 while it was at a loss of Tk 4.90 ... Read more
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
Robi’s profit buoyed by lower income tax
Robi Axiata, the country’s second largest mobile network provider in terms of subscribers, said its net profit grew 16 per cent year-on-year to Tk 39.8 crore in the first quarter (January-March) of the current financial year as it had to pay less income tax. However, increased cost of sales caused Robi’s operating profit to fall by ... Read more
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