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Ten more diagnosed with dengue in Bagerhat

Ten more diagnosed with dengue in Bagerhat

-- 2019-08-12 15:10:48

Ten more dengue cases were reported in Bagerhat district in the last 24 hours until Monday morning, reports UNB. Civil Surgeon Dr GKM Shamsuzzaman said they have so far recorded 63 cases. “Eig...

Tk 5.0 triggers fistfight at Magura Eidgah

Tk 5.0 triggers fistfight at Magura Eidgah

-- 2019-08-12 15:05:09

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between two groups at Mosheskhali Eidgah in Shalikha Upazila of Magura district on Monday morning over a donation of Tk 5.0. Tariqul Islam, officer-in-charg...

Keep houses, surroundings clean to prevent dengue: President

Keep houses, surroundings clean to prevent dengue: President

-- 2019-08-12 14:51:40

President Abdul Hamid on Monday urged the authorities concerned to encourage people all to keep their houses and surroundings clean for preventing dengue. He said this while delivering congratulatory...

Sixth grader girl gang raped in Bhola

Sixth grader girl gang raped in Bhola

-- 2019-08-12 13:37:02

A grade six student was gang raped by a neighbour and his associate at Char Sifali village in the Sadar upazila of Bhola district on Sunday night, reports UNB. The victim is currently being treated a...

Eid Jamaat held at Sholakia amid unprecedented security

Eid Jamaat held at Sholakia amid unprecedented security

-- 2019-08-12 13:12:21

The Jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha was held at the country’s largest ground Sholakia Eidgah with participation of over thousands of devotees amid unprecedented security measures. The 192nd jamaat of thi...

'Will uphold dignity of people’s trust'

'Will uphold dignity of people’s trust'

-- 2019-08-12 13:05:44

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to return the trust and confidence of the people for giving her party the opportunity to form the government for the third consecutive time, reports UNB....

Manikganj road crash kills three cattle traders

Manikganj road crash kills three cattle traders

-- 2019-08-12 13:02:51

An accident on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway of Manikganj district left three cattle traders dead and six others injured on Monday morning, UNB. The deceased were identified as Monwar Hossain, 24, Obayed...

President offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah

President offers Eid-ul-Azha prayers at National Eidgah

-- 2019-08-12 10:23:38

President M Abdul Hamid on Monday offered his Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with hundreds of people from all walks of life at the National Eidgah Maidan in the capital this morning. Country’s noted...

Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Azha across the country

Muslims celebrate Eid-ul-Azha across the country

-- 2019-08-12 08:56:25

Muslims throughout the country are celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, their second-largest religious festival. In the morning, devotees thronged Eidgahs (large open spaces) to offer prayers. They sought divine...

Moderate rain on Eid day likely

Moderate rain on Eid day likely

-- 2019-08-11 20:17:38

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Met Office also said a few places over D...

Suhrawardy Medical gets 200-bed dengue ward

Suhrawardy Medical gets 200-bed dengue ward

-- 2019-08-11 19:51:25

Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College added a 200-bed ward on Sunday to serve dengue patients as the outbreak continues, reports UNB. Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the den...

PM visits separated conjoined twins at CMH

PM visits separated conjoined twins at CMH

-- 2019-08-11 19:35:32

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday visited conjoined twins—Rabeya and Rukaya - - at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Dhaka, reports UNB. “The prime minister visited the twin...

Police recover RUET student’s body from Cox’s Bazar beach

Police recover RUET student’s body from Cox’s Bazar beach

-- 2019-08-11 19:23:19

The body of a Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) student, who went missing while sea-bathing in Cox’s Bazar, has been recovered. The body of Ariful Islam, a computer scien...

Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna train passengers suffer for delay 

Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna train passengers suffer for delay 

-- 2019-08-11 18:36:37

Railway Minister Nurul Islam Shujon has attributed the collapse of train schedules to the excessive pressure of homebound passengers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. He said every train leaving Dhaka is packed...

Dengue outbreak: Govt confirms 40 deaths

Dengue outbreak: Govt confirms 40 deaths

-- 2019-08-11 17:40:35

The government on Sunday raised the dengue death toll to 40, reports UNB. Thirty-nine of the deaths were recorded at hospitals in Dhaka City. The other one was reported from Dhaka Division (outside...

Dengue situation turned serious for lack of prior preparations: Minister

Dengue situation turned serious for lack of prior preparations: Minister

-- 2019-08-11 17:37:10

MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 11: Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Sunday said the dengue situation has taken a serious turn in the country for lack of prior preparations ...

Sholakia set to host biggest Eid jamaat

Sholakia set to host biggest Eid jamaat

-- 2019-08-11 16:11:09

Shokalia is all set to host one of the largest Eid-ul-Azha congregations on Monday. Preparations have already been completed for smoothly holding the 192nd Eid-ul-Azha jamaat, said Deputy Commissione...

Eid special train service cancelled amid scheduling chaos

Eid special train service cancelled amid scheduling chaos

-- 2019-08-11 15:40:17

A Lalmonirhat-bound Eid special train service has been cancelled amid an ongoing scheduling fiasco hampering operations on the northern and south-western rail routes, reports bdnews24.com.Passengers o...

Two launches collide in Dhaleswari

Two launches collide in Dhaleswari

-- 2019-08-11 15:20:54

A worker fell into the Dhaleswari River and went missing after two launches collided at Munshiganj Ghat of the Munshiganj district on Sunday, reports UNB. Safiul Islam, senior station officer of Muns...

Two more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh   

Two more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh  

-- 2019-08-11 15:11:14

Two more people died of dengue in Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Sunday, reports UNB. In Noakhali, a sexagenarian man succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease at Noakhali General Hospital in t...

2 more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh

2 more die of dengue in Noakhali, Mymensingh

-- 2019-08-11 14:56:48

Two more people died of dengue in Noakhali and Mymensingh districts on Sunday, reports UNB. In Noakhali, a sexagenarian man succumbed to the mosquito-borne disease at Noakhali General Hospital in t...

30-km tailback on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj

30-km tailback on Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj

-- 2019-08-11 13:37:30

A 30-km tailback has been created on the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway in Sirajganj, causing immense suffering to home-bound people, reports UNB. Officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge West Police Station...

Sirajganj road crash kills journo, wife

Sirajganj road crash kills journo, wife

-- 2019-08-11 12:44:26

A local journalist and his wife were killed while their two children injured after being run over by a speedy bus in Raiganj Upazila early Sunday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul...

Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Netrakona

Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Netrakona

-- 2019-08-11 11:34:01

A housewife has reportedly been gang-raped confining her husband to an eatery in Sadar upazila of Netrokona district. Police arrested four accused on Saturday over the incident after the victim filed...

City cattle markets experience brisk sales as prices go down

City cattle markets experience brisk sales as prices go down

-- 2019-08-11 11:20:11

Traders in the capital’s cattle markets reported buoyant sales on Saturday as the prices were relatively low in some places, just two days before Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB.   An embargo on...

Two shot dead in Faridpur

Two shot dead in Faridpur

-- 2019-08-11 11:13:59

FARIDPUR, Aug 11: Two persons were shot dead and seven others injured in a clash this evening in Kaichail village under Nagarkanda upazila of the district Saturday, police said, reports BSS. The dece...

Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow

Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow

-- 2019-08-11 11:09:04

  The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow Monday with due solemnity and religious fervor, reports BSS. The Eid...

Sacrificial animals abundant across districts

Sacrificial animals abundant across districts

Our Correspondents 2019-08-10 21:30:49

RANGPUR, Aug 10: With only one day left for holy Eid-ul-Azha, the sale of sacrificial animals is gaining momentum at different cattle markets under Rangpur division.According to sources, the cattle ma...

Moderate rain likely on Eid-ul-Azha morning

Moderate rain likely on Eid-ul-Azha morning

-- 2019-08-10 21:26:28

The Met Office has forecast moderate rain in some parts of Bangladesh on Eid-ul-Azha morning on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. It does not see any good chance of heavy rainfall when Muslims across the...

PM to exchange greetings on Eid day

PM to exchange greetings on Eid day

-- 2019-08-10 20:49:29

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will exchange greetings with people from all walks of life on Monday on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims. She will a...