Bangladesh

The government has asked the hajj aspirants to complete the primary registration by October 23. The Hajj Wing of the Ministry of Religious Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, said a media release signed by Md Abu Bakkar Siddik, public relations officer of the ministry. According to the notification, tent allocation and deals with the service providing ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday called on everyone irrespective of their religion and caste to work together to take the country forward. “Everyone irrespective of religions and castes should work together to advance the country forward”, he said while exchanging greetings with the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja and Bijaya Dashami at Bangabhaban in the capital. The ...

The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community and a few small ethnic groups, will end on Sunday with immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festivity. The idols of Goddess Durga and her offspring – Ganesha, Karitik, Laxmi and Saraswati – will be immersed ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday visited Dhakeshwari National Temple in the old part of the city. During his visit, he exchanged greetings with the members of Hindu community on the auspicious occasion of the Durga Puja, the largest Hindu religious festival in Bangladesh, said the chief adviser’s press wing.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former lawmaker of Feni-3 constituency Rahim Ullah from Dhanmondi in Dhaka in a murder case. ASP Imran Khan of RAB Headquarters (media wing) said a team of RAB-2 arrested him in a case over killing of a three-wheeler driver Zafar Ahmed, 53, during the anti-discrimination student movement in Sonagazi of Feni. The RAB official said ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party aims to create a collective community ‘shield’, serving as a model to ensure the safety and security of all people, regardless of their identities or backgrounds. He said it in a post on his verified Facebook page on Saturday extending greetings to the people of Hindu community on the occasion of ...

The five-day Durga Puja, the largest festival of the Hindu community, will come to an end on Sunday with the solemn immersion of the Goddess Durga across the country. Devotees will throng Puja mandaps to celebrate Bijoya Dashami, the last day of the festival, recite the mantras, offer flowers to the goddess Durga (pushpanjali) and pray for her blessings. On ...

The traffic division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) has filed 838 cases and realised Tk 37,94,500 as fine in a single day in metropolitan areas for violating traffic rules. A DMP press release issued on Saturday said the cases were filed on October 11 through regular drive against traffic rules violators. During the drive, a total of 157 vehicles were ...

Bangladesh has been ranked 84th among 127 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) this year with a score of 19.4 in terms of ability to satisfy hunger. Last year, Bangladesh was ranked 81st with a score of 19. The level of hunger has been classified as ‘moderate’, according to the latest report published on Friday. The decline in the ...

Another man has been arrested over the murder of Deepto TV broadcast engineer Tanjil Jahan Tamim. The arrested is Russel. He was arrested from Dhaka at about 5AM on Saturday. Confirming the arrest, Tejgaon divisional deputy police commissioner Md Ruhul Kabir said,”Russell was identified after scrutinising CCTV footage from the scene. He directly involved in the murder. Earlier, Md Abdul ...