Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma and his spouse Manu Verma on Thursday visited Bidyananda Foundation office in Dhaka and presented food items, books and gifts to the underprivileged children being supported by the Foundation. The high commissioner visited the Bidyananda office and gave the items to mark the celebration of the holy month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, said ...

The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting on Friday evening at the Islamic Foundation (IF) conference room at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims. President of the National Moon Sighting Committee and State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan will chair the meeting, said a ...

A schoolboy was killed in a lightning strike at Derai upazila of Sunamganj district on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Rudra Das, 13, son of Nipindra Das, a resident of Shyamarchar Akhrahati area in the upazila. He was a sixth grader at Brojendraganj RC High School. According to locals, lightning struck Rudra Das when he was returning to his ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s two grand-daughters have arrived in Dhaka to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their grandmother. Zafia Rahman and Zahia Rahman arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on early Thursday afternoon. They are the daughters of Khaleda Zia’s younger son late Arafat Rahman Koko and Sharmila Rahman Sithi. Mother Sharmila Rahman Sithi received them at the airport, said BNP Media ...

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insisted on Wednesday there was “no difference in class” between his side and Manchester City despite the English club’s comfortable victory in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola’s City eased into the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate success, following up last week’s 3-0 first-leg win with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, BSS ...

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel insisted on Wednesday there was “no difference in class” between his side and Manchester City despite the English club’s comfortable victory in their Champions League quarter-final tie. Pep Guardiola’s City eased into the semi-finals with a 4-1 aggregate success, following up last week’s 3-0 first-leg win with a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena, BSS ...

Checking high blood pressure and uncontrolled diabetics can be the crucial means of substantial and sustainable reduction of mortality and morbidity caused by heart diseases. Number of various non communicable diseases (NCD), including cardiac ailments and stroke, is increasing sharply as reckless life-style and food habits are largely responsible for the diseases, BSS reports. Hypertensions, diabetes, obesity, having unhealthy diets ...

Four people were killed in a collision between a bus and a truck on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway on Thursday morning. The accident that also left at least 19 other passengers injured took place around 8:45am at Shologhar area under Sreenagar upazila in Munshiganj. The deceased could not be identified immediately. Eyewitnesses said Shariatur-bound bus of Padma Travels hit a standing ...

All necessary preparations have almost been completed for holding the country’s largest Eid congregations at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj district. This year, the authorities concerned are preparing to hold the 196th jamaat at Sholakia Eidgah Maidan. Four-tier security measures have been taken in and around the Eidgah to ensure foolproof security, said Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad ...

Filming will resume this week on Alec Baldwin’s “Rust,” producers said Tuesday, some 18 months after it was halted by the fatal on-set shooting of the movie’s cinematographer. Hollywood star Baldwin was holding a Colt .45 gun during rehearsals for the film in the southwestern state of New Mexico when it discharged, killing Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza, ...