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BGB on alert to prevent rawhide smuggling

BGB on alert to prevent rawhide smuggling

-- 2019-08-13 12:11:25

Dinajpur, (UNB) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) remained on high alert on Tuesday to prevent illegal rawhide smuggling through the Hili land port. Joypurhat-2 BGB Battalion Commander Lt Col Rashed Mo...

Child missing after speed boat sinks in Padma

Child missing after speed boat sinks in Padma

-- 2019-08-13 12:03:38

Munshiganj, (UNB) - A child went missing after a speed boat sank in the Padma River on Tuesday morning. The young boy was identified as Deen Islam Hossain, 8, son of Siddiqur Rahman of Mollar Hawla v...

Haphazard Eid cattle slaughter continues this year

Haphazard Eid cattle slaughter continues this year

-- 2019-08-13 11:21:01

Shahjalal Firoz, a resident of Banani in Dhaka, brought a goat to the city corporation abattoir near Mohakhali Bus Terminal for slaughter on the morning of Eid-ul-Azha Monday, reports bdnews24.com.&nb...

Dhaka city authorities remove  30,000 tonnes cattle waste

Dhaka city authorities remove 30,000 tonnes cattle waste

-- 2019-08-13 10:27:15

  The authorities have removed 30,000 tonnes of waste from cattle slaughtered in Dhaka on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Dhaka South City Corporation removed 20,000 tonnes of cattle waste until 1...

Slipped knife hits, kills girl watching cow slaughtering

Slipped knife hits, kills girl watching cow slaughtering

-- 2019-08-12 21:13:43

A 10-year-old girl has died after a knife slipped out of a butcher’s hand and hit her during the slaughtering of a cow on Eid-ul-Azha in Madaripur, reports bdnews24,com. The victim, Moumita Akt...

Dengue claims 2 more lives, 2,093 hospitalised

Dengue claims 2 more lives, 2,093 hospitalised

-- 2019-08-12 19:30:55

Two more people died of dengue and 2,093 new patients have been admitted to different hospitals across the country, report agencies. The new deaths were recorded in the capital and Rajshahi on Mond...

Large Eid congregations in Kishoreganj and Dinajpur

Large Eid congregations in Kishoreganj and Dinajpur

-- 2019-08-12 18:39:18

Gor-e-Shahid Baro Maidan in Dinajpur and Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj hosted two of the largest Eid congregations in the country on Monday. In Dinajpur, the 6th Eid-ul-Azha congregation was at Go...

Child dies from dengue fever at Dhaka hospital

Child dies from dengue fever at Dhaka hospital

-- 2019-08-12 18:01:20

A toddler has died from dengue at Dhaka Shishu Hospital amid the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations around the country, reports bdnews24.com. Samia, the two-and-a-half-year old daughter of Md Rubel from Lakshm...

BGB exchanges Eid greetings with BSF along Hili border

BGB exchanges Eid greetings with BSF along Hili border

-- 2019-08-12 17:24:24

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) exchanged greetings with Border Security Force (BSF) men along Hili border of Dinajpur district on Monday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, reports UNB. The bor...

Man attempts suicide after killing wife in Rangamati

Man attempts suicide after killing wife in Rangamati

-- 2019-08-12 16:57:02

A man tried to commit suicide reportedly after hacking his wife to death over a family feud at Islampur village in Langadu Upazila of Rangamati on the Eid day on Monday, reports UNB. The deceased was...

Highest level of Aedes larvae found at transport hubs, slums in Dhaka

Highest level of Aedes larvae found at transport hubs, slums in Dhaka

-- 2019-08-12 16:30:53

The density of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae has been found four times higher than the normal level at Mohakhali Bus Terminal, BRTC Bus Depot and Railway Slum in Kamalapur, Shajahanpur Slum and the Mu...

PM greets FFs with gifts on Eid-ul-Azha

PM greets FFs with gifts on Eid-ul-Azha

-- 2019-08-12 16:27:46

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Monday greeted all Freedom Fighters (FFs) of the country on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, reports BSS....

Eid travels comfortable in the end: Quader

Eid travels comfortable in the end: Quader

-- 2019-08-12 16:09:16

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul believes road trips on the final day of Eid travels were comfortable for holidaymakers and expressed the hoped that the return journeys will also be free f...

Water levels fall in most rivers

Water levels fall in most rivers

-- 2019-08-12 15:49:39

Water levels at most rivers stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have recorded fall which will continue until Monday 6.0pm, says a BSS report. The water levels at 80 rive...

Burnt magician Liton dies

Burnt magician Liton dies

-- 2019-08-12 15:33:33

Magician Moniruzzaman Liton, who was severely wounded in a fire at his Kalabagan residence a week ago, has died. He passed away during treatment at the burns unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital at...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...