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Zilhajj moon sighted: Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 29
Online Desk : The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 29 with due solemnity and religious fervour as the moon of the...
Eid holidays extended to 4-day
UNB, Dhaka : The government has extended the Eid-ul Azha holidays to four days from June 27 to 30. The decision came at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her...
5 killed after truck collides with bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan
AP, TOKYO : Five people were killed and 12 others taken to the hospital after a truck collided with a bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan, according to local media reports. Police said the...
Surma water at Chhatak flowing above danger level
Staff Reporter : Due to heavy rain falls in the upstream in the last few days-water of major rivers-Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Ganges and Padma are rising, which may continue in next 72 hours. The Dudhkumar...
Bangladesh won’t give in to any external pressure: PM Hasina says at SSF anniversary
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh will not yield to any external interference as it is an independent and sovereign country. “We’ll not give in to interferences of anyone....
Sudan officials say airstrike killed 17 people, including 5 children, in capital Khartoum
AP, CAIRO : An airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials said, as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country. The...
Situation turns worse: 4 die of dengue in 24hrs
Staff Reporter : The dengue situation turns worse in the capital as rainy seasons started in the country. Almost every day hospitals are reported fresh deaths caused by dengue raising the death toll to...
Many char homesteads flooded with Teesta rising
Staff Reporter : Due to heavy rain fall and slopes of the upstream hills suddenly raised the water level in the river Teesta. As a result, the authorities of the Bangladesh Water Development Board...
BAN vs AFG Test: Bangladesh clinches historic victory with record margin of 546 runs
UNB, Dhaka : The stage was set for Bangladesh to register their biggest-ever Test win by a huge margin of runs, and they did not make any mistake in seizing the opportunity against Afghanistan....
PM takes regular commercial flight on the way home from Geneva, exchanges pleasantries with passengers
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday surprised passengers of a regular commercial flight of the state-run Biman Bangladesh Airlines. On her way back home from Geneva, she roamed around the fight...