Wednesday, 15 Jan, 2025

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PM says door to talks open

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also president of Awami League said the door to talks still open to resolve the future political crises.She came up with the assertion while exchanging eid greetings with the journalists at the Gonobhaban on Wednesday.Prime Minister said, “All the

PM exchanges Eid greetings

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been exchanging Eid greetings with people of all walks of life at the Gonobhaban on the Eid-ul-Azha day.The exchange of Eid greetings began at 9.58am.At the beginning, she exchanged greetings with the Awami League leaders.   Later, Sheikh Hasina

Eid-ul-Azha is being celebrated

DHAKA: The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country today (October 16) with the Muslims saying prayers in congregations and sacrificing animals in the name of Almighty Allah.The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of

Sylhet road accident kills 5

SYLHET: Five people were killed and another one injured critically as a passenger bus rammed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Goalabazar area of the district on Tuesday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Witnesses said that a Dhaka-bound bus rammed a

Thailand repatriated 13 Rohingyas in BD

DHAKA: Thailand sent 13 Rohingyas who were arrested for illegal entry on January 9, 2013, back to Bangladesh.Immigration Police Commissioner Major General Panu Kerdlabpol, along with other Thai officials, saw off 13 migrants at Suvarnabhumi Airport.31 Rohingyas from Bangladesh have

Fire at Indian High Commission building in city

DHAKA: A fire broke out at the Indian High Commission building in the city’s Gulshan area on Tuesday afternoon.Six units of firefighters from different fire stations, including Baridhara, rushed to the spot and doused the flame after an hour-long effort at around 6.15pm.Sources at the

Prez, PM, opposition leader to exchange greetings on Eid

DHAKA: President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will meet people from different walks of life on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha.President Abdul Hamid is scheduled to exchange greetings with the top level officials of the

DCC to sweep wastes in 48hrs

DHAKA: Dhaka City Corporation north and south have been taken initiatives in waste management and announced to sweep-up wastes of sacrificial animals of Eid-ul-Azha within 48 hours.State minister for local government Jahangir Kabir Nanak along with Dhaka City Corporation (south)

National Eidgah prepared for Eid congregation

DHAKA: Public Works Department and Dhaka City Corporation have, under joint efforts, completed arrangement of the National Eidgah for smooth holding of Eid congregation.One of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, Eid-ul-Azha, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Wednesday.State

Massive gridlock on Dhaka-Tangail highway

DHAKA: Thousands of homebound passengers got stuck on Dhaka-Tangail highway on Tuesday morning as a 50-km long tailback was created on the road due to heavy traffic.The Communication minister Obaidul Qader, however, didn’t pick up his phone in this regard. Sources said vehicular

Munshiganj bus plunge injures 20

MUNSHIGANJ: At least 20 people were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Baushia area under Gazaria upazila of the district on Dhaka-Chittagong highway Tuesday morning.Critically injured 10 persons were admitted to Bhoberchar Health Complex and the others were treated at

Biggest Eid jamaat at Sholakia

DHAKA: Biggest Eid-ul-Azha congregation of the country will be held at 9am Wednesday at Sholakia Eidgiha Maidan here.District administration has completed the preparations to hold the 186th congregation with the help of Eidgah Steering Committee.The Eid prayers will be conducted by

DB raids Khoka’s residence

DHAKA: A team of Detective Branch (DB) of police has been conducting a special drive at the residence of opposition BNP vice chairman Sadek Hossain Khoka.The team led by Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) launched the drive at BNP leader’s residence at City’s Gopibagh area at around

Bus plunge injures 30 in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR: At least 30 people were injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Nayapara area of Bakshiganj upazila of the district on Bakshiganj-Roumari haighway Tuesday morning.Critically injured nine persons were admitted to Bakshiganj Health Complex and the others were locally

5-day closure for renovation

DHAKA: Bibiyana, the largest producing gas field in Bangladesh, would be closed for five days from Tuesday to Saturday (October 15-19) for renovation.Confirming the matter, high ups of Chevron Bangladesh said that production from the gas field will be closed for five days for regular

BD mobile subs around 110m

DHAKA: The mobile user base in Bangladesh hit 109.35 million in August, up from 106.93 million in July. Grameenphone led the market with 45.27 million subscribers versus 44.67 million a month earlier, according to figures from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).

BD ends August with 36.25m internet users

DHAKA: Bangladesh ended August with 36.25 million internet users, up from 35.63 million internet users in June. Most internet subscribers connected via mobile technologies, with the BTRC reporting 34.71 million mobile internet users, up from 33.90 million in June, followed by 1.22 million

5 Bangladeshis arrested in India

DHAKA: Indian police have arrested five alleged Bangladeshi nationals involved in several cases of bag lifting in Pune of Maharashtra of India.Among the five suspects is a woman identified as Reshma Asadulla Shaikh (25). The other four include Mintu Sattar Havaldar (30), Mohammed Yusuf

Head-on collision kills 2 in Tangail

TANGAIL: Two people were killed and 19 others injured in a head-on collision between two passenger buses in the Ashekpur area of Tangail bypass on Monday night.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Officer-in-Charge of Tangail Thana M Najrul Islam told banglanews that the

7 Shibir activists held in Bogra

BOGRA: District Police along with Ditective branch (DB) arrested seven Islami Chhatra Shibir activists from Jamil Nagar and Malgram areas in Bogra on Monday.Police recovered 45 cocktails, sharp weapons and explosive materials for making cocktails and hand grenades from their residence.The