President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday called on everyone irrespective of their religion and caste to work together to take the country forward. “Everyone irrespective of religions and castes should work together to advance the country forward”, he said while exchanging greetings with the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja and Bijaya Dashami at Bangabhaban in the capital. The ...

The prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents’ Awards on Saturday honoured reporters from Agence France-Presse, the BBC and others documenting conflict and strife around the world. AFP photographer Mahmud Hams won the top prize for photos including his harrowing image of a woman crying during a search for victims after an Israeli strike on Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on October ...

Noel Tata was appointed on Friday as chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata group’s philanthropic arm Tata Trusts, the CNBC TV18 channel reported, succeeding his half-brother Ratan who died this week aged 86. Noel’s appointment is of significance as Tata Trusts owns 66% of Tata Sons, the holding company of various firms under the Tata brand which is more than 150 ...

Opener Sanju Samson hammered a brutal century as India batters made several records to maul Bangladesh by 133 runs in the third and final T20 in Hyderabad today. India firstly compiled a hefty 297-6 which is the second highest total in the T20 Internationals and highest against a Test nation. Its however India’s highest total in their history. Compared to ...

The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community and a few small ethnic groups, will end on Sunday with immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festivity. The idols of Goddess Durga and her offspring – Ganesha, Karitik, Laxmi and Saraswati – will be immersed ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday visited Dhakeshwari National Temple in the old part of the city. During his visit, he exchanged greetings with the members of Hindu community on the auspicious occasion of the Durga Puja, the largest Hindu religious festival in Bangladesh, said the chief adviser’s press wing.

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former lawmaker of Feni-3 constituency Rahim Ullah from Dhanmondi in Dhaka in a murder case. ASP Imran Khan of RAB Headquarters (media wing) said a team of RAB-2 arrested him in a case over killing of a three-wheeler driver Zafar Ahmed, 53, during the anti-discrimination student movement in Sonagazi of Feni. The RAB official said ...

Gowainghat (Sylhet) Correspondent : A 25-year-old tourist drowned while swimming in the Piyain River near the zero point in Sylhet Jaflong today (12 October). The deceased, Ahmed Jawad, was the son of Dr Aftab Uddin and a resident of Nahar Road in Mymensingh. His body was recovered around 2:30 pm from an area near a waterfall. Sarkar Tofail, officer-in-charge of ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party aims to create a collective community ‘shield’, serving as a model to ensure the safety and security of all people, regardless of their identities or backgrounds. He said it in a post on his verified Facebook page on Saturday extending greetings to the people of Hindu community on the occasion of ...

The five-day Durga Puja, the largest festival of the Hindu community, will come to an end on Sunday with the solemn immersion of the Goddess Durga across the country. Devotees will throng Puja mandaps to celebrate Bijoya Dashami, the last day of the festival, recite the mantras, offer flowers to the goddess Durga (pushpanjali) and pray for her blessings. On ...