An imam named Maulana Abdul Malik Al Mansuri (68) fell to his death on the stage while addressing the worshipers at a waj mahfil in Kulaura, Moulvibazar. The incident took place on Tuesday (March 21) around 10 pm in Brahmanbazar Union area of the upazila. He is the imam and khatib of Baitul Mamur Central Jame Masjid of that union. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday announced more seven districts and 159 upazilas across the country as homeless and landless free while handing over 39365 more semi-pacca houses to the homeless people free of cost ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr. “I have declared seven more districts and 159 upazilas as homeless and landless free,” she said while handing over the houses ...

Authorities of Bangladesh Railway have decided to sell all advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr online. Tickets for trains on April 17 will be sold on April 7, while tickets for April 18, 19, 20 and 21 will be sold on April 8, 9, 10 and 11. Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan came up with the information at a press briefing ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has underscored the urgent need for unity and concerted efforts from the international community to resolve the Rohingya crisis, in the true spirit of responsibility and burden sharing. He urged the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, to enhance her engagements with Myanmar authorities as well as other stakeholders to improve ...

Lionel Messi and his Argentina teammates will make a triumphant return in their homeland on Thursday when they play their first match since winning the World Cup in Qatar. More than 1.5 million fans applied for 63,000 available tickets for the match against Central American minnows Panama at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, AFP reports. Football-mad Argentines were out ...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen projected calm on Tuesday after recent regional bank collapses but told a gathering of bankers that additional rescue arrangements “could be warranted” if any new failures at smaller institutions jeopardize financial stability. Yellen, who made her remarks at the American Bankers Association, said that overall “the situation is stabilizing.” “And the U.S. banking system remains sound,” ...

At least nine people were killed and 44 injured in northwest Pakistan by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck in neighbouring Afghanistan late on Tuesday, a Pakistani government official said. At least two people were killed in Afghanistan, a disaster agency official there said. The quake was felt over an area more than 1,000 km wide by some 285 million people ...

Sylhet City Corporation Mayor Ariful Haque Chowdhury, who is undergoing treatment in the capital Dhaka, has expressed his desire to return to Sylhet. If everything is fine, he can return to Sylhet on Wednesday (March 22). This was said by the Chief Health Officer of Sylhet City Corporation. Zahidul Islam. He said that currently the physical condition of Mayor Ariful ...

Sudden cyclone and hailstorm caused extensive damage in Kulaura of Moulvibazar. Today Tuesday (March 21) in the afternoon, hundreds of houses and plants have been severely damaged by the half-hour-long cyclone and hailstorm that suddenly swept over Kulaura upazila. In the cyclone, houses and shops were destroyed in various unions of the upazila including Sadar, Prithimpasha, Tilagaon. It is known ...

Bangladesh has made two changes to its squad for the third and final ODI of the three-match series against Ireland in Sylhet on March 23. Left-handed middle-order batter Aiff Hossain and left-arm pacer Shoriful Islam have been removed from the side. Chief selector Minhajul Abedin stated that they made the change because a 16-member team is not required for only ...