Bangladesh

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 ...

Awami League president Sheikh Hasina has lost her self-confidence, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday (June 28). He said: “Sheikh Hasina’s self-confidence has reached at such a level that she thinks she is no more in power. This is not my remark, rather it is the remark of Awami League president herself.” Mirza Fakhrul was sharing ...

A 35km tailback was reported in Tangail due to an increase in number of vehicles on the Dhaka-Tangail-Bangabandhu Bridge Highway on Wednesday morning. The highway is witnessing traffic congestion from the Bangabandhu Bridge east side to the Gharinda area of Tangail Sadar Upazila. Along with heavy rain, a combination of road crashes, vehicle breakdowns, and the temporary suspension of toll ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Eid-ul-Azha becomes meaningful through sacrificing pettiness, unkindness, pride, and self-centredness. “The meaning of qurbani is sacrifice. Eid-ul-Azha becomes meaningful through sacrificing pettiness, unkindness, pride, and self-centredness,” she said. Sheikh Hasina made the call through a video message on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, UNB reports. She also urged all to be invigorated with the ...