The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest Muslim religious festival, is being celebrated in some upazilas of Dinajpur and Lalmonirhat districts amid religious fervour in line with Saudi Arabia on Friday. The early celebration comes a day before the nationwide celebration of Eid in Bangladesh on Saturday. Our Dinajpur Correspondent adds: the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers were held in Sadar, Chirirbandar, Biral, Kaharole, Birampur ...

Residents of 40 villages in Chandpur district will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday amid much enthusiasm and religious fervour . The villagers of Hajiganj, Faridganj, Matlab North, Kachua and Sharasti upazilas are celebrating Eid today following Saudi Arabia and its neighbours. The main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr has been held held at 9am at Peer Mawlana Isahak Saheber Darbar Sharif Jame Mosque ...

Around 15,000 motorcycles crossed the Padma Bridge in 26 hours from 6am on Thursday to 8:30am on Friday on the third day of the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. The Padma Bridge authorities have collected Tk 3.7 crore in tolls in the last 24 hours, said Padma Bridge Additional Director Amirul Haider Chowdhury. He said this year’s Eid journey on this route has ...

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said this year holiday makers have been enjoying safe and traffic jam free journey compared to the last few Eids. Quader, also general secretary of the ruling Awami League, told this to reporters on Friday. The minister said people had not been suffering on buses, trains and launches on their trips home for ...

President Joe Biden could announce his long-expected bid for a second term as early as next week, US media reports said Thursday. According to reports in outlets including The Washington Post and CNN, citing unnamed sources, Biden is set to launch his re-election campaign with a video release. The Post reported that this could be on Tuesday, the anniversary of ...

Four persons including wife have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of tourist Ale Imran at a resort at Jafflong at Goainghat upazila in Sylhet district. Under primary interrogation, the arrested persons narrated the entire incident confessing their involvement in the murder. Legal steps against the arrested persons under the process, said Sylhet police super Abdullah Al ...

The Crescent of the month of Shawwal has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom and Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated in Hajaz-e-Muqadas tomorrow on Friday. According to reports, the Arab media reported on Thursday evening that the crescent of Shawwal has been sighted in Saudi Arab and England. As per the Islamic calendar, now Eid ul ...

US authorities on Wednesday imposed a $300 million penalty on Seagate Technology, to resolve alleged violations of export controls related to selling hard disk drives to Huawei Technologies, the Commerce Department said. The manufacturer was involved in the shipment of hard disk drives valued over $1.1 billion to Huawei entities despite US controls. The violations, according to the Commerce Department, ...

We love Gujarati food because it is tangy, sweet, and somewhat spicy. Gujarati cuisine, a vegetarian’s delight, combines basic vegetables with mild spices to make mouthwatering dishes that will have you licking your fingers. If you visit Gujarat, or live in Gujarat don’t forget to sample some of the mouthwatering local fares. Khandvi This delicate meal is folded up and ...

Nestle is being urged to cut the proportion of unhealthy food it sells and “play its part” for global health. Investor group ShareAction said 40% of Nestle’s sales of everyday foods in the UK were high in salt, sugar or fat. Nestle said its reporting on the healthiness of its global sales was a world first and pledged to set ...