The largest Eid congregation in the country was held at the Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj this morning (April 11). People from across the country came to the Eidgah in the early hours of the day to participate in the Eid jamaat. Maulana Farid Uddin Masud, chairman of Bangladesh

The main Jamaat (congregation) of holy Eid-ul-Fitr was held at National Eidgah ground at High Court area of the capital city at 8:30 am Thursday (April 11). President Mohammed Shahabuddin offered the prayers of Eid-ul-Fitr along with hundreds of people from all walks of life at the

Muslims in Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival, on Thursday (April 11) amid due solemnity, fervor and gaiety. Millions from all strata of life have begun the very auspicious occasion this morning offering the Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at mosques, Eidgahs

A woman employee died in a fire that broke out at Pran-RFL Group's chips factory in Habiganj Industrial Park on Wednesday (April 10). Pran's Public Relations Officer (PRO) Tauhid Uz Zaman confirmed the matter to Banglanews at 8:30 pm. He said that the woman jumped from the

A man was killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident in a head-on collision between two buses on the Narail.  The incident happened in Durbajuri area under Sadar upazila of the district today (April 10). The deceased was identified as driver Zafar Biswas, 50, a

A fire broke out at PRAN-RFL Habiganj Industrial Park on Wednesday (April 10). The incident happened at the park's 13 no building chips factory in the Alipur area of Shayestaganj upazila around 1:30pm.  Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shaistaganj Police Station Mobarak Hossain

Members of police arrested an associate of Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) from Bethelpara area of Ruma upazila of the district yesterday. The arrestee was identified as Lal Lian Siam Bom, son of Thon Alh Bom, a resident of Lal Lian union of the district. Additional Superintendant of

A security guard was hacked to death allegedly in front of an ATM booth in Pragati Sarani area of Shahjadpur in the capital on Wednesday (April 10). The deceased Hasan Mahmud, 55, was killed in the ATM booth of Madhumoti Bank in the area in between 5 to 5.20am. Officer-in-charge of

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (April 10) wished all a happy and joyous and safe Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated in the country tomorrow. She said, "Dear Countrymen, Assalamualaikum, the holy Eid-ul-Fitr has come within us again after a month of fasting. Eid means joy. Let us

Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) authorities today (April 10) said Metro rail will remain closed tomorrow (Thursday), and Friday the day after Eid-ul Fitr. Deputy Manager of DMTCL Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan confirmed the matter He said that as announced earlier, metro rail will

The capital city, Dhaka, experienced a homebound rush a day before Eid ul-Fitr, leading to a surge in toll collection on the Bangabandhu Bridge. In the last 24 hours, tolls of Tk 3,30,99,400 have been collected from the vehicles that crossed Bangabandhu Bridge as 47,755 vehicles

At least 40 tin-shed houses were gutted in a fire that broke out at AC Mosque Road slum in Halishahar area of Chattogram port city on Tuesday night. Udayan Chakma, station officer of Agrabad Fire Service, said the fire broke out at the slum around 9:30 pm and engulfed it soon. On

Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest festivals for Muslim pilgrims, is being celebrated on Wednesday (April 10) in different countries of the world, including the Middle Eastern country of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, depending on the moon

As many as 40 villages of Chandpur district are celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr today (April 10) as they prefer to observe holy days in line with Saudi Arabia and other Middle East countries. The villagers of Hajiganj, Faridganj, Matlab North, Kachua and Sharasti upazilas are celebrating

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow (April 11) as the Shawwal moon was not sighted on Tuesday evening. The decision was taken during a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque

Two people were killed, and 12 others injured after a bus-truck collided head-on on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday morning. Among the deceased, one was identified as the bus driver Nurun Nabi Shimul, 24, hailed from Sonagazi upazila of Feni

A Bandarban court on Tuesday (April 9) sent 52 people to jail in a case filed over the incident of bank robbery and arms looting in Ruma upazila of Bandarban. Senior Judicial Magistrate of Bandarban Chief Judicial Magistrate Court Md Nazmul Hossain passed the order. Police Inspector

Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Thursday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted anywhere in the country’s sky on Tuesday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee this evening after

Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, the state minister for shipping on Tuesday (April 9) hoped that the 23 crew members of Bangladeshi vessel MV Abdullah which was hijacked by Somali pirates could be rescued this month. The minister made the remark while talking to newsmen at his secretariat

The government has awarded the status of State Minister to mayors Talukder Abdul Khaleque of Khulna City and AHM Khairuzzaman Liton of Rajshahi City. A gazette notification signed by Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain was issued on Tuesday (April 9). The notification said, “The