An alarming escalation in the dengue virus infection and death rates is anticipated in the wake of the Eid-ul-Azha vacation, as many city residents have left their homes vacant to visit their villages. This has triggered concern among health experts, who believe the Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of the dengue virus, may find the empty homes conducive to laying eggs, particularly ...

Two people, including a former UP member, died in a clash between two groups in Shalla upazila of Sunamganj over land dispute. The deceased  were Habibur Rahman, 52, former UP member, and Helal, 25. According to police sources there had been a long standing dispute between Mujibur Rahman and Nizam Uddin over a land. The incident took place at ward ...

Police arrested a man with seven bottles of Phensedyl from Shamshernagar union of Kamalganj   on Tuesday night . The deceased was Abdul Mannan, 50, resident of Shingrauli Eidgalita village of Shamshernagar union. Officer-in-charge of Shamshernagar police outpost Shamim Akanji said a  team of police conducted a drive in the area around 10pm and arrested Mannan with the drug. A case ...

The government has earned a record Tk 4.6 crore in revenue from tolls collected from the vehicles that crossed the Padma Bridge in 24 hours till midnight Tuesday. Padma Bridge Site Office Additional Director Amirul Islam said a total of Tk 4,60,53,300 was collected from the vehicles that crossed the bridge from Monday 12am to Tuesday 12am. Last year, a ...

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 ...

The holy Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated on Wednesday in six upazilas of Dinajpur with religious fervour in line with Saudi Arabia. Around 2,000 Muslims participated in the prayers held in Dinajpur Sadar, Chirirbandar, Biral, Kaharol, and Birampur upazilas of the district in the morning. In 2007, some Muslims of the upazilas offered their prayers in keeping with Saudi Arabia.  

Two people were killed and four others injured after being hit by a bus in Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet on Tuesday night. The deceased were easy bike driver Jewel Mia, 22, and pedestrian Asma Begum, 45. Osmaninagar Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mashudul Amin said the incident took place at Sherpur toll plaza area on Sylhet-Dhaka highway around 10:30 pm when a ...

Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the “stoning of the devil” ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close. From dawn, hundreds of thousands of worshippers began pelting pebbles at three concrete monoliths representing Satan, the last major ritual of an event held in severe summer heat. The pilgrims ...

Japan and Bangladesh on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of USD $225 million as budgetary support for the latter’s economic recovery and strengthening public financial management capacity. Sharifa Khan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD) signed the ‘Exchange of Notes’ and the ‘Loan Agreement’ on behalf of Bangladesh. Iwama Kiminori, the Ambassador of Japan, signed the ‘Exchange of Notes’ and Ichiguchi ...