The country is set to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year-1431, on Sunday (April 14) upholding the rich cultural values and rituals of the Bangalees. 'The Bangla Nabobarsho festival' is also going to be celebrated at its traditional venue Ramna Batamul

The Bangalee nation is celebrating the traditional Chaitra Sankranti festival today marking the last day of the Bangla year and will welcome the Bangla new calendar year 1431 tomorrow (Sunday) through Pahela Baishakh celebration. Chaitra is the last month of Basanta (spring season) in

Police have recovered the body of a man from a canal on Companiganj-Kathalbari road in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet early Friday. The deceased was identified as Babul Islam Bablu, 48, son of Tajul Islam of Uttar Islampur village of the upazila.   According to police, the

Valiant Freedom Fighter and retired Upazila Ansar and VDP officer Hamidur Rahman died today at a hospital in Dhaka.  He was 66, family sources said.  He left behind his wife, a son and a daughter and a lot of co-fighters and hosts to mourn his death.  He was buried

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 12) said let's work together in the Bangla New Year-1431 to build a beautiful future forgetting past failures.  She said this through a video message ahead of the Pahela Baishakh to be celebrated in the country on Sunday. The

A Dhaka court on Friday (April 12) placed five people on a three-day remand each in a case filed over the Sadarghat launch accident that killed five people, including three of a family. The accused are – MV Farhan-6 drivers Md Abdur Rauf Hawlader, and Md Selim Hawlader, Manager

Three youths were killed and some others injured in two separate road accidents in Rajshahi in the last two days. The deceased are - Shanta Hossain, 20, son of Shadhu Mian, Fahim Islam, 21, son of Akkash Ali of Koira village under Paba Upazila and Azizul Islam, 18, son of Akani Mollah

Bandarban Local administration in a direction today (April 12) discouraged tourism in Ruma upazila. The tourists are not allowed to book hotel rooms or visit any spots in the upazila until the joint operation is over.  According to direction, no jeep can be taken to any tourist

The Boisabi festival one of the most significant and biggest festivals for the communities of the Chattogram Hill Tract was celebrated in the capital with great joy and enthusiasm today (April 12). The three-day festival was organized by the Ministry of Chattogram Hill Tracts Affairs.

The country is taking preparations to welcome Bangla year 1431 through Pohela Boishakh on April 14 (Sunday). Many are busy with preparations for the ‘Mongol Shobhajatra’, a colourful procession that the Fine Arts Faculty of Dhaka University (DU) organizes, while many others

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that a mild heat wave which is sweeping over many places of the country, may spread. Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Barishal division and the districts of Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Moulvibazar, Chattogram, Rangamati,

A fire that broke out at a slum in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area around 11:50 am today was brought under control.  Rozina Akter, duty officer of the Fire Service control room, confirmed the matter. The cause of the fire could not be known immediately, she said. On information,

Six members of a family, including women and children, sustained burn injuries in a gas explosion in the Bhashantek area of the capital.  The burn victims were rescued and admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute at 4:45 am. 

Two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Douatola area on Narail-Lohagra road on Thursday. One of the victims was identified as Alsaaf Matubbar, 22, son of Asad Matubbar of Kumarpotti village in Saltha Upazila of Faridpur.  The injured are- Mostak

A fire broke out at an edible oil factory of S Alam Group at Moijjartek in the port city on Friday. The fire originated at the factory at around 8:50pm, said fire service sources. Fire Service and Civil Defence Department Chattogram Deputy Director Dinomoni Sharma told the Daily Sun

A car caught fire on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway in the Kuril Bishwa Road section on Thursday (April 11) afternoon. The incident took place around 5pm when the vehicle was heading towards Banani from Airport. No casualty was reported in the incident, said Rozina Akter, duty

Three more KNF accomplices including woman have been arrested in connection with the attack on Sonali Bank, looting of money and weapons during a joint operation in Bandarban's Ruma upazila. Earlier, 58 other people were arrested and sent to jail for their alleged involvement in

A teenager died after being hit by an elephant at the National Zoo in the capital's Mirpur. The incident took place on Thursday (April 11) at 11am. Director Md Rafiqul Islam Talukdar of the National Zoo confirmed the matter this afternoon. He said that one of our elephant

Two youths were killed in a road mishap in Nutonbandar area on Debiganj-Sonaher Paka road in Debiganj upazila of the Panchagarh today (April 11). The deceased were identified as Sabbir Hossein, 16, and Sabir Islam, 21, Both of residence in Kaliganj village in Debiganj upazila. 

Five people were killed at Sadarghat Launch Terminal after the anchor rope of a launch separated and hit them today (April 11). Joynul Abedin, director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) confirming the matter said the incident happened around 2:54pm. Earlier,