Bangladesh

All necessary preparations have almost been completed for holding the country’s largest Eid congregations at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj district. This year, the authorities concerned are preparing to hold the 196th jamaat at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan. Four-tier security measures have been taken in and around the Eidgah to ensure foolproof security, said Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad ...

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the party leaders and activists to highlight the development activities of the government during the holy Eid-ul-Fitr vacation alongside inquiring about the beneficiaries of the government projects. The premier gave the instruction in a video call at the party’s joint meeting held at the political office of the Awami League ...

Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has urged the city dwellers to be extra cautious about their belongings before leaving for their home districts for the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation. “You need to be extra cautious . . . you either take your cash, jewellery and other valuables with you or leave those with your relatives staying in the city before ...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that BNP is once again planning to carry out arson terrorism ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections. “Evil forces are out to destabilise the country’s stability and started ill-efforts centering the polls again. The incidents of fire in several places in a row are similar to arson terrorism. This is most ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said trial of a false case filed against the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman begins to keep them out of politics. He made the remarks while addressing a press conference at the BNP Chaiperson Khaleda Zia’s political office at Gulshan in the capital early this (Wednesday) afternoon. ...

Four women including a mother and her daughter were killed after being hit by a train in Tangail’s Kalihati upazila early Wednesday. The accident took place at Mirhamjani area in the upazila around 5:30am. The deceased were Bashonti, 60, Rani Das, 55, Shanti Rani, 45, and her daughter Shilpi Rani, 30. They met the tragic end of their lives while ...

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a revision to raise the cost of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge construction at a cost of Taka 2412.13 crore and also extending the timeframe till June 2024. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC chaired by its chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the NEC conference room in ...

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday reiterated his hope that the Rohingyas will start returning to their place of origin in Myanmar acknowledging that he had a discussion on the issue with the Chinese side recently. “Yes, we had a courtesy meeting (with a Chinese special envoy). Surely, there was a discussion on the Rohingya repatriation. We hope they ...

Motorcycles will be allowed to ply on the Padma Bridge from 6am on Thursday (April 20), as per Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s direction. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader came up with the information on Tuesday. The motorbikes will ply through the left service lane of the bridge. The speed limit will be 60 km per hour. But the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for collective global efforts for building a prosperous world through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). “Let’s work together to build a prosperous and poverty and hunger-free world by supporting the poor people through MDBs,” she said, reports BSS. The Premier said this in her pre-recorded video keynote speech at the ECOSOC (Economic ...