The capital city, Dhaka, experienced a homebound rush a day before Eid ul-Fitr, leading to a surge in toll collection on the Bangabandhu Bridge. In the last 24 hours, tolls of Tk 3,30,99,400 have been collected from the vehicles that crossed Bangabandhu Bridge as 47,755 vehicles

At least 40 tin-shed houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at AC Mosque Road slum in Halishahar area of Chattogram port city on Tuesday night. Udayan Chakma, station officer of Agrabad Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the slum around 9:30 pm and engulfed it soon. On

Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest festivals for Muslim pilgrims, is being celebrated on Wednesday (April 10) in different countries of the world, including the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, depending on the moon

As many as 40 villages of Chandpur district are celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr today (April 10) as they prefer to observe holy days in line with Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries. The villagers of Hajiganj, Faridganj, Matlab North, Kachua and Sharasti upazilas are celebrating

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow (April 11) as the Shawwal moon was not sighted on Tuesday evening. The decision was taken during a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque

Two people were killed, and 12 others injured after a bus-truck collided head-on on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday morning. Among the deceased, one was identified as the bus driver Nurun Nabi Shimul, 24, hailed from Sonagazi upazila of Feni

A Bandarban court on Tuesday (April 9) sent 52 people to jail in a case filed over the incident of bank robbery and arms looting in Ruma upazila of Bandarban. Senior Judicial Magistrate of Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Md Nazmul Hossain passed the order. Police Inspector

Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Thursday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted anywhere in the country’s sky on Tuesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee this evening after

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, the state minister for shipping on Tuesday (April 9) hoped that the 23 crew members of Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah which was hijacked by Somali pirates could be rescued this month. The minister made the remark while talking to newsmen at his secretariat

The government has awarded the status of State Minister to mayors Talukder Abdul Khaleque of Khulna City and AHM Khairuzzaman Liton of Rajshahi City. A gazette notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain was issued on Tuesday (April 9). The notification said, “The

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today (April 9) said all necessary preparations have been completed for holding the main Jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr at the National Eidgah in the capital. He told media after inspecting preparations for holding the

Three people including woman and child of a family have been killed in a road accident in Mymensingh district. This tragic accident took place on Tangail road in Maijbari Lengra Bazaar area of Sadar Upazila on Tuesday (April 9) morning. The deceased are - Md. Lutfur Rahman, 30, wife

A leader of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and also a death row convict in Dhaka University Professor Dr Humayun Azad murder case was arrested 20 years after the verdict. The accused is Nur Mohammad (40) alias Sabu alias Shamim alias Mahbubur

At least one person was killed and 12 injured as a bus hit a covered van at Chauddagram in Cumilla.  The incident took place after midnight on Tuesday (April 9).  Chauddagram police station sub-assistant inspector Nazrul Islam confirmed the matter. The deceased was

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted the mild heat wave which is sweeping over the districts of Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati and Patuakhali, may spread in the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today (April 9). According to the BMD bulletin, the weather may

The homebound rush ahead of the Eid ul-Fitr holidays has led to a significant rise in traffic on the Bangabandhu Bridge, resulting in a surge in their toll collection. Within a span of 24 hours - till Tuesday morning, the toll collection of the Bangabandhu Bridge reached Tk

A driver and a conductor of a passenger bus were beaten to death allegedly by some passengers in Savar's Ashulia following an argument over extra fare on Monday.  The deceased are Sohail Rana Babu, 26, from Tongi area of Gazipur and Hridoy, 30, from the Phulpur area of

The National Moon Sighting Committee is set to convene a meeting this evening (Apr 9) to determine the date of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr. The president of the committee and religious affairs minister, Md Faridul Haque Khan, will preside over the meeting. Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on 10 April (Wednesday) as no Shawwal moon was sighted in the sky of the country. Arab News disclosed this information on the ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) tonight. Ramadan started in Saudi Arabia and in most Arab countries

Bangladesh received inward remittances worth over $45.54 crore in the first five days of April ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. A report published by Bangladesh Bank today (April 8) said on average, more than $9.10 crore was sent to the country before