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PM wishes joyous and safe Eid to all 

PM wishes joyous and safe Eid to all 

-- 2022-05-01 22:40:24

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has conveyed greetings to all on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr.   In a video message on Sunday, the premier said, “Let us share the joy and happiness of Eid...

Fakhrul urges workers to strengthen their organisations

Fakhrul urges workers to strengthen their organisations

-- 2022-05-01 21:41:28

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the workers to be vocal on the streets as they are being deprived of their justified rights. “The government, which usurped pow...

President to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Bangabhaban

President to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Bangabhaban

-- 2022-05-01 21:26:10

President M Abdul Hamid will offer the prayers of Eid-ul-Fitr, the greatest religious festival of the Muslims, along with his family members and some officials at the Bangabhaban Durbar Hall here on t...

Obaidul Quader says people are source of Awami League’s strength

Obaidul Quader says people are source of Awami League’s strength

-- 2022-05-01 20:40:29

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday said their party is not a captive of any force rather the people of this country are the key streng...

Over 7.3 million SIM subscribers leave Dhaka in four days

Over 7.3 million SIM subscribers leave Dhaka in four days

-- 2022-05-01 20:22:20

Over 7.3 million SIM subscribers of different mobile operators have left Dhaka in the last four days to celebrate  Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones in their ancestral homes across the co...

Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday

Eid-ul-Fitr on Tuesday

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-05-01 19:49:48

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on Tuesday in Bangladesh. The National Moon Sighting Committee announced the date as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Ban...

Barapukuria: Uncertainty looms over coal miners 

Barapukuria: Uncertainty looms over coal miners 

-- 2022-05-01 19:40:19

Once a day, they get to see the sun. The rest of the time, they work deep underground in extreme temperatures ranging from 45-50 degrees Celsius. Despite the treacherous conditions, there is no overti...

Two killed in Chattogram road crash 

Two killed in Chattogram road crash 

-- 2022-05-01 19:00:58

Two people were killed in a collsion between a private car and an auto-rickshaw  in Chattogram on Sunday.  The deceased were identified as RajuDash,40, the auto-rickshaw drive...

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in two Chandpur villages on Sunday

Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in two Chandpur villages on Sunday

-- 2022-05-01 18:04:34

Residents of Shadra and Shamserpur villages in Hajiganj Upazila of Chandpur district have celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday in line with the celebration in Afghanistan, Niger and Mali. The main congre...

DMP takes ‘foolproof security’ at Jatiya Eidgah 

DMP takes ‘foolproof security’ at Jatiya Eidgah 

-- 2022-05-01 17:58:09

Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md Shafiqul Islam on Sunday said foolproof security has been ensured at Jatiya Eidgah for holding Eid Jamaat smoothly.  "Muslim devotees...

25 Covid-19 cases, no death reported in 24 hours

25 Covid-19 cases, no death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-05-01 16:27:25

Bangladesh has registered 25 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,716. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count, keeping the total toll from t...

Tributes pour in for Muhith at his birthplace

Tributes pour in for Muhith at his birthplace

-- 2022-05-01 16:06:45

Former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith always called himself ‘a son of Sylhet.’ And the mood was sombre in his birthplace as people from all walks of life paid homage to one of the...

Bring only prayer mats, umbrellas at Eid congregations, DMP advises people

Bring only prayer mats, umbrellas at Eid congregations, DMP advises people

-- 2022-05-01 15:58:44

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has advised those who wish to offer prayers at Eid congregations to only carry a prayer mat and umbrella with them in the interest of security. “Though we (law e...

Workers occupy Gazipur garment factory to protest for wages, Eid bonus on May Day

Workers occupy Gazipur garment factory to protest for wages, Eid bonus on May Day

-- 2022-05-01 15:08:44

Workers have occupied a Gazipur garment factory to demand wages and Eid bonuses. The protest began at the GM and JC Composite Limited factory in the city's Bhogra area on Saturday afternoon. The prot...

Rain  with intense lightning likely: Met Office

Rain with intense lightning likely: Met Office

-- 2022-05-01 14:59:13

Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over the country, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said...

Baitul Mukarram to hold five Eid congregations from 7 am

Baitul Mukarram to hold five Eid congregations from 7 am

-- 2022-05-01 13:06:12

A total of five prayer congregations will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, bdnews24.com reports. The National Moon-Sighting Committee will sit on Sun...

Three die as bus, truck collide head-on in Bagerhat

Three die as bus, truck collide head-on in Bagerhat

-- 2022-05-01 13:01:48

Three people, including the drivers of a bus and a truck, have been killed in a head-on collision between the two vehicles in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat Upazila. The accident took place on the Bagerha...

Historic May Day today

Historic May Day today

-- 2022-05-01 10:54:12

The historic May Day will be observed today (Sunday) in the country and elsewhere across the world with due respect, reports BSS. The day is being observed across the globe since 1886 commemorating t...

Eid sparks tourism boom in Cox's Bazar, Sylhet

Eid sparks tourism boom in Cox's Bazar, Sylhet

OUR CORRESPONDENTS 2022-05-01 09:59:27

COX'S BAZAR: The beach city of Cox's Bazar is expected to draw holidaymakers in droves during Eid holidays. About 70 per cent hotels, motels and guest houses have already been booked in advance. Hote...

National Eidgah ready for main Eid congregation

National Eidgah ready for main Eid congregation

-- 2022-04-30 21:21:16

The National Eidgah, adjacent to the High Court in Dhaka, is fully prepared for the main congregation of Holy Eid-ul-Fitr. The main congregation of Eid will be held at the ground at 8:30 am on the da...

Families of missing persons in serious strife, says Mirza Fakhrul

Families of missing persons in serious strife, says Mirza Fakhrul

-- 2022-04-30 21:08:58

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said family members of the victims of enforced disappearance, including Ilias Ali, are facing severe strife in absence of their near and d...

Western part of Dhaka to face 48-hour gas crisis from Tuesday night

Western part of Dhaka to face 48-hour gas crisis from Tuesday night

-- 2022-04-30 20:10:00

The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company said the western part of Dhaka will face a 48-hour gas crisis from Tuesday night. There will be no gas on the other side of the Gabtoli bridge whil...

Muhith through the eyes of NBR chiefs

Muhith through the eyes of NBR chiefs

-- 2022-04-30 20:08:35

As finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith was the architect of Bangladesh's first trillion-taka budget, a sum that has risen by 365 per cent over the next decade. Muhith would describe himself as "...

Helal Akbar Chowdhury distributes Iftar, Seheri  among poor people

Helal Akbar Chowdhury distributes Iftar, Seheri  among poor people

-- 2022-04-30 19:48:13

Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar, a key person of ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury Foundation, has taken an initiative to distribute Iftar and Seheri items daily among the poor during the holy month of Ramadan. If...

Sylhet Awami League declares two days of mourning in honour of Muhith

Sylhet Awami League declares two days of mourning in honour of Muhith

-- 2022-04-30 19:35:42

Awami League’s Sylhet district unit has declared two days of mourning in honour of former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of Sylhet distr...

17 Covid-19 cases, no death reported in 24 hours

17 Covid-19 cases, no death reported in 24 hours

-- 2022-04-30 17:57:00

Bangladesh has registered 17 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,952,691. The government recorded no deaths in the 24-hour count, keeping the total toll from t...

National Moon Sighting Committee to meet on Sunday

National Moon Sighting Committee to meet on Sunday

-- 2022-04-30 17:52:39

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Sunday evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims. The Islamic Foundation issued a press release on Saturday s...

China launches new satellites

China launches new satellites

-- 2022-04-30 16:52:32

China successfully sent five satellites into planned orbit from a platform in the East China Sea at 11:30 am Saturday (Beijing Time). The Jilin-1 Gaofen series satellites were launched by a Long Marc...

Two-month ban on catching Hilsa to end Saturday midnight

Two-month ban on catching Hilsa to end Saturday midnight

-- 2022-04-30 16:46:00

Fishermen have taken preparation to resume fishing as a two-month-long ban on catching, selling, transporting and hoarding of hilsa fish will end Saturday at midnight. UNB Chandpur correspondent repo...

Holidaymakers to reach destinations without any hitches, Quader hopes

Holidaymakers to reach destinations without any hitches, Quader hopes

-- 2022-04-30 15:50:27

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader expressed his hope that homebound travellers will reach their destinations across the country without any hitches during Eid-ul-Fitr. “The con...