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5 Eid Jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram
02:51 PM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayFive Eid jamaats (congregation) will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, an Islamic Foundation press release said on Tuesday.
Bangabazar fire: PM gives Tk 9cr to affected people
01:34 PM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allotted Tk 9 crore as Eid gift for the shop staffs, businessmen and owners affected by a devastating fire at Bangabazar market in the capital Dhaka. Already, they have received the money through their mobile phones.
PM stresses global efforts for prosperous world
12:32 PM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for collective global efforts for building a prosperous world through Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs).
Attack on Hasina’s motorcade: Ex-MP among 4 get life terms
12:00 PM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayA court in Satkhira has sentenced four people including a former lawmaker to life imprisonment and 44 others to seven years in jail in two cases filed over an attack on the motorcade of the then Leader of the Opposition and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira in 2002.
Holy Shab-e-Qadr tonight
10:35 AM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayThe holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr (the Night of Decree) when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country Tuesday night.
US arrests 2 for setting up Chinese ‘secret police station’ in New York
09:57 AM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayU.S. federal agents arrested two New York residents for allegedly operating a Chinese "secret police station" in the Chinatown district of Manhattan on Monday in what prosecutors said was part of a crackdown on Beijing's alleged targeting of dissidents.
185 people killed in Sudan fighting: UN envoy
09:24 AM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayAt least 185 people have been killed and another 1,800 injured in three days of fighting between rival factions in Sudan, according to the United Nations special representative for Sudan.
Tushar appointed as BFF’s acting general secretary
08:44 AM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has appointed Imran Hossain Tushar as its acting general secretary replacing suspended general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag.
PM for enhancing bilateral trade with Iran
08:29 AM, 18 Apr 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh and Iran should take more initiative of engagements to enhance bilateral trade and business as Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi phoned her on Monday afternoon.
Eid-ul-fitr may be held in Saudi Arabia on April 22
05:52 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayEid -ul-Fitr is likely to be held in Saudi Arabia on Saturday (April 22) as there is no possibility to sight Shawwal crescent in the Middle East countries including Saudi Arabia on Thursday (April 20), Saudi Gazette reported on Monday.
Liton, Mustafizur also know they won’t get match in IPL: Papon
05:30 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon was not surprised to see Liton Das and Mustafizur Rahman sitting at the dressing room instead of playing any match in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Main Eid Jamaat at Nat’l Eidgah at 8:30am
05:02 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayThe main congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at 8:30am at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital on the Eid day.
BR suspends its 4 staffers over Sonar Bangla train derailment
04:09 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayBangladesh Railway (BR) has temporarily suspended its four staffers over the derailment of Sonar Bangla Express train at Hasanpur station of Nangalkot in Cumilla on Sunday evening.
PM urges Islamic scholars to preach against militancy, corruption
03:25 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the country's Islamic scholars (Allem, Ulema and Khatib) to speak out against militancy, drugs, corruption, women repression in their Khutba (sermon) in the mosque.
Rain or thundershowers likely in parts of country: Met office
02:44 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of rain or thundershowers at one or two places over some divisions across the country.
Almost 100 dead in Sudan fighting between army and paramilitary forces
02:17 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayA doctor’s group in Sudan reported early Monday that the death toll for civilians caught up in the fighting between Sudan’s military and a paramilitary force has grown to at least 97, with 365 injured, according to a Reuters report. Other reports say as many as 600 people have been injured.
BNP conspires sensing defeat in next polls: Quader
12:55 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayAwami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said BNP has chosen the way of conspiracy sensing defeat in the next national parliament elections.
PM pays homage to Bangabandhu on Mujibnagar Day
12:33 PM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka marking the historic Mujibnagar Day.
PM opens 50 more model mosques
11:38 AM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centres across the country. She opened those in the fourth phase, joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban. With the new ones, the premier has so far inaugurated 200 mosques out of 564 being built at a cost of Taka 9,435 crore all over the country.
BGB market fire under control
11:22 AM, 17 Apr 2023 MondayThe fire, which broke out at BGB market in the capital’s Uttara on Monday morning, has been brought under control. The fire originated at the market at 10:25am and was brought under control 11:10am.