MYMENSHINGH: Veteran journalist and managing director of the daily Bonik Barta, Golam Faruk passed away on Monday night.  He was 55. Golam Faruk, who was second son of Mymensingh-6 constituency member of the parliament Advocate Muslem Uddin, breathed his last at Mymensingh Medical

DHAKA: The largest religious festival of Islam Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated across the country Monday with due solemnity, rituals and festive mood. Muslims began the day with offering Eid prayers in congregations in the morning. The prayers are followed by the sacrifice of animals to the

DHAKA: A schoolboy drowned in a pond of a park in Uttara in city on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Jobaer, 16, a student of an English medium school. Uttara East Thana duty officer Naznin said to banglanews that Jobaer drowned into the pond while he went there for bath at noon.

DHAKA:  Eid-ul-Azha, the largest religious festival of Islam, will be celebrated across the country on Monday with due solemnity, rituals and festive mood. The day will begin with offering Eid prayers in congregations by the devotees in the morning. The prayers will be followed by the

RANGPUR: A fire broke out in Gudribazar area of the town that engulfed three electronics goods shops and made a loss of Tk 1 crore on Sunday. Fire service officer Aminul Islam said the fire originated from an electric short-circuit in an electronics shop in the area around 9:00am. Then

DHAKA: Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator Mohammad Ebrahim Hossain Khan urged the city dwellers to drop wastes in specific places.The administrator came up with the assertion after visiting the National Eidgah in city on Sunday noon.He said that City Corporation will

DHAKA: A total of 652 Eid jamaat will be held at 568 places in Dhaka city on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha on Monday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is ready to provide security for the devotees.DMP commissioner Benajir Ahmed came up with the disclosure on Sunday morning during his

MYMENSINGH: Six people were killed and five others were critically injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a tempo in Bagerkanda Bypass area of the district on Sunday noon.Of the deceased, one was identified as Nasir Uddin, 40 and identity of others could not be known

DHAKA: The main Eid jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha, the greatest religious festival of the Muslims, will be held at the National Eidgah, adjacent to the High Court Mazar, at 8:30 am. However, five more Eid congregations will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7:00am, 8:00am, 9:00am,

DHAKA: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and police have taken special security measures for city dwellers to avert any untoward situations on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha.  RAB media and legal wing director Commander Mufti Mahmud Khan told banglanews that dog squads will also be ready at

DHAKA: An 11-day ban of all kinds of fishing in the river Meghna began Sunday to ensure safe spawning of hilsa fish during its peak breeding period. The Fisheries and Livestock Ministry on Saturday issued the ban that would remain effective till October 15. Under the ban, fishing and

KHULNA: Thirteen robbers were killed in a gunfight with police in Deluti village in Paikgachha Upazila of the district on Sunday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.  Sources said that a gang of robbers attacked the home of Zhilbunia College teacher

BRAHMANBAIR: A woman and her twin sons were killed in a road accident on Comilla-Sylhet highway in Ujanisar area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Sunday morning.  The deceased were identified as Rubina Aktar, 25, her twin Saurab, 4, and Nirab, 4.  Sources said that the victims

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to pay a visit to Malaysia on December 3 at the invitation of her Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoF) sources. Focus of the visit includes different issues like bilateral relation, manpower exporting, and

KHULNA: At least 40 shanties of a slum were burnt to ashes in a fire in Natun Bazar area of the city early Sunday. Fire Service and Civil Defense deputy director Golam Rahman told banglanews that the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a house owned by one Abdur Rahman

DHAKA: President Abdul Hamid greeted all people of the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on Monday. The President, in a greeting message issued on Saturday, said the spirit of sacrifice of the Eid is an epitome of showing respect and love to the Almighty Allah. The

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted the nation as well as the Muslim Ummah on the festival of Eid-ul-Azha that falls on Monday in the country. The Prime Minister, in her greeting message, said that the unique example set by Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) by sacrificing his dearest son

COMILLA: Rail communication between Nokhali and Comilla came to a halt after a passenger train derailed in Dakkhin Auta area in Laksham upazila of the district Saturday evening.Four wheels of a compartment of the Nokhali-bound Samatat Express veered off the track around 7:15pam that

GAIBANDHA: A teenage boy was electrocuted in Shantiram village of Shantipur union in Sundarganj upazila of the district on Saturday noon.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 15, son of Alam Mia. Shantipur Union Parisad chairman Abdul Mannan Sarkar said that the victim was cutting

DHAKA: Durga Puja, the largest festival for Hindu community, ended with the immersion of goddess Durga’s idols across the country.The immersion of the goddess’ idols was started on Saturday evening, on the final day of the 10-day festivity.With the immersion on earth the mother,