Bangladesh

The government itself will have to find out a way holding dialogues with all political parties to resolve the current political crisis in the country, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “If the government does have any feeling for the country’s people and if they have any patriotism, they will have to find out a way discussing with ...

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought vote for her party’s electoral symbol ‘Boat’ in the next general election. “The Awami League has brought the country’s independence, given its economic emancipation, socio-economic development and arranged food, clothes and accommodation for its people (countrymen). So, vote for the Awami League’s electoral symbol ‘Boat’ in the next general ...

On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, Italy, Japan, India, the United States and Bangladesh on Saturday remembered and honoured those whose lives were tragically lost on July 1, 2016 during a terrorist attack in Dhaka’s Gulshan area. A memorial plaque was inaugurated in the Italian Embassy in Dhaka on the occasion. Representatives of ...

Bangladesh and India are among the 62 countries which abstained from voting in the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on a mechanism to help families of 130,000 Syrians disappeared with means to know the whereabouts of their relatives and beloved ones The UN General Assembly approved the resolution Thursday that will establish an independent body to determine what ...

A total of 1,00,41,812 cattle were sacrificed, while 25 lakh remained unsold across Bangladesh on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha in the ongoing year. As many as 91,049 more cattle were slaughtered this year compared to previous year as 99,50,763 cattle were sacrificed in 2022. A total of 90,93,242 cattle were sacrificed in 2021, said an official handout of Fisheries ...

The Holy Hajj of this year was observed in the Kingdom of the Saudi Arabia (KSA) amid intense heat. More than 6,500 Hajj pilgrims suffered heat stroke in three days. In addition, seven Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims died on Thursday. Till date, some 43 Bangladeshi pilgrims died. Of them, there are 35 males and eight females. In Macca, some 35 pilgrims ...

The return Hajj flights for Bangladeshi pilgrims from Saudi Arabia are set begin from Sunday and will continue till August 2. A total of 1,22,884 people went to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh this year. Meanwhile, 43 Bangladeshi pilgrims — 35 men, and eight women, died in Saudi Arabia while performing the Hajj rituals. Meanwhile, airline authorities advise pilgrims not to ...

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has said that his country is keen to provide comprehensive cooperation in the ongoing development and progress of Bangladesh. “Saudi Arabia is always keen to provide all-out cooperation in the development and progress of Bangladesh,” Saudi Crown Prince told Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin while exchanging greetings with the President ...

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Thursday amid heavy to heavy rainfalls. Since morning, it has been raining heavily in the capital. Defying rain, musollis went to mosques to offer Eid prayers. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zil Hajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat ...

All preparations have been completed to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, tomorrow across the country with due solemnity and religious fervor. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zil Hajj month of the Hizri calendar as Hazrat Ibrahim (AS), on this day, some 4,500 years ago, offered to sacrifice his beloved son Hazrat ...