At least 54 people were killed and 140 others injured in separate traffic accidents all over the country during the Eid holydays. New Age Pabna correspondent reported at least five people were killed and 40 others injured in separate accidents in Ishwardi upazila in Pabna on Saturday and
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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated
Solemnity and religious fervour marked the celebrations of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of the Muslims, in the country on Monday after a month of fasting. Heavy showers in the capital and many places across the country on the Eid day and the following day could not mar the festivity; people rather welcomed the rain after ... Read more
Jamaat’s acting secy gen ATM Azharul Islam arrested
The Jamaat-e-Islami’s acting secretary general, ATM Azharul Islam, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, a couple of hours after the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued an arrest warrant for his suspected involvement in war crimes during the War of Independence in 1971. The Detective Branch of the police, on receiving the order from the tribunal, arrested
US wants transparency in selecting Grameen Bank MD
The United States has again urged the Bangladesh government to ensure transparency in the selection of a new managing director of the Grameen Bank. The US State Department’s spokesperson, Victoria Nuland, also called on the government not to take any step that would reduce the ‘integrity or efficacy’ of the
Returnees’ rush expected on Friday and Saturday
People have started coming back to the capital in small numbers after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr in their home towns and villages. Public and private bus operators said that most of the people would return to Dhaka on Friday and Saturday. The Bangladesh Railway’s divisional railway manager (Dhaka), Sardar Shahzad Ali, told
New gas layer found in Kailashtila
The state-run oil and gas exploration company has detected a new gas layer at a well in Kailashtila gas field in Sylhet, officials say. There were three gas zones in the well No 4 of the gas field. A new layer has been identified between upper and middle layers of the well on Sunday at ... Read more
Ctg, C’Bazar islands face climate change foreboding
Shrinking the size of lands Continuous sea-level rise and massive erosion, both manifestations of global climate change, are shrinking the size of islands in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar districts. Sandwip, an ancient island in Chittagong, is on the verge of disappearance. Other islands of the Chittagong region, as well as Shah Porir Dwip, Sonadia, Kutubdia, ... Read more
JP to contest next election independently: Ershad
HM Ershad, leader of the Jatiya Party, a major ally of the Awami League led grand alliance, has said his party will participate in the next general election independently. Exchanging greetings with JP leaders at his Banani office on the Eid day, he said his party would take part in the next election independently to ... Read more
Asmani no more
Asmani, a well-known literary character portrayed in the poem “Asmani” by Polli Kabi Jasimuddin Ahmed, breathed her last early on Saturday. She was 97. Asmani had been suffering from old-age complications since long. Widowed Asmani died around 3:00am at her Rasulpur village home under Eshan
Sholakia shows it again
The historic Sholakia Eidgah of the district hosted the country’s biggest congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday upholding its tradition. Muslims from India, Pakistan and almost all parts of the country joined the 185th congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr at the historic Eidgah, said Deputy commissioner Md Siddiqur Rahman who
Bus sinks with 35 passengers, 4 bodies recovered
At least four people were killed when a bus packed with 35 passengers plunged into a water-filled roadside ditch at Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj on Monday. Two of the deceased were identified as Subarna, daughter of Sumon Miah of Abirpara village, and Abdur Rahman, 45, of Tongibari, reports our Munshiganj
Eid festivity envelops nation
Country’s biggest Eid congregation held at Solakia Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated amid gaiety, feasting, family reunions and boisterous festivities across the country on Monday. The day’s programme began with offering Eid prayers by millions of Muslims who thronged at mosques and eidgahs braving light rains in the capital After ... Read more
Eid on Monday
Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Monday as the Shawal moon was not sighted in the Bangladesh sky on Saturday. The National Moon Sighting Committee decided the date of the Eid at a meeting held on Saturday evening at the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram
Nation set to celebrate Eid
Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Sunday if the Shawal moon is sighted on Saturday. If the moon is not sighted on Saturday, the Eid will be celebrated on Monday, ending a month-long fasting. Thousands of people have already left the capital to celebrate Eid with ... Read more
Frenetic departure from city on
Bus, train and launch terminals in Dhaka witnessed a mad rush on Friday as holidaymakers continued frenetic departure from the city defying all the hassles of journey involved to celebrate Eid with families in their country homes. Passengers, mostly garment workers from Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur, headed home in
A different Eid for Zakir, family
After five years of unfortunate separation from his wife and children, Zakir Hossain, who had been serving life term wrongfully for another Zakir, is now happy to celebrate Eid this year with them, outside the jail. “This year, the Eid is going to be amazing for us. We will go to the [children’s] parks and many ... Read more
Tailbacks on highways
Homebound Trips Tailbacks on highways Trains delayed Enduring gridlock, delay, overloading and overcharging, thousands of holidaymakers yesterday left Dhaka for village homes to celebrate Eid. Railway passengers, especially those travelling to northern districts, had the worst of experiences yesterday as trains were delayed for two to seven hours due to derailment of an intercity train ... Read more
Admission seekers left in uncertainty
Buet, Medical Colleges Admission seekers left in uncertainty Although the admission process for honours courses in all the major public universities is already underway, uncertainty plagues thousands of students willing to enrol for Buet and medical colleges. Over the years public medical colleges and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) remained the most sought-after ... Read more
No single recommendation implemented
August campus protests No single recommendation implemented The government has yet to take any action, in line with the recommendations the parliamentary standing committee on the education ministry made, against the people in connection with the violence and protests of August 2007 in Dhaka University that resulted from the presence of military personnel on the ... Read more
Power from garbage
Govt-run plant to generate 50MW electricity using garbage of Dhaka city Using the garbage of Dhaka city, the government for the first time is going to generate 50 megawatt of electricity to add to the national grid. KM Mozammel Hoq, additional secretary of the local government division of LGRD and Cooperatives ministry, said they had ... Read more