DSCC claims removing 90pc animal waste, DNCC claims 100pc
Dhaka north city corporation panel mayor Jamal Mostafa on Thursday said 100 per cent wastes of sacrificial animals on the holy Eid-ul-Azha were removed within 24 hours in the city corporation area as per the prior announcement.
Int’l efforts needed to ensure education of 500,000 Rohingya kids: UNICEF
International efforts are urgently needed to prevent over half a million Rohingya children from falling prey to despair and frustration in Cox's Bazar as they are being denied the chance of a proper education, said UNICEF on Thursday.
People to resist lopsided election, says BNP
Accusing the government of preparing to hold another lopsided election, Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday warn of putting up a strong resistance against the move.
Yet another Chakma youth killed in Rangamati
A 32-year-old ethnic minority man was beaten to death by unidentified assailants near his residence at North Bangaltali under Baghaichari in Rangamati Wednesday night.
Eid-ul-Azha being celebrated across country
Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated across Bangladesh on Wednesday with great religious fervour and enthusiasm to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS).
BNP leaders fail to meet Khaleda on Eid day
Senior BNP leaders, including standing committee members and vice chairmen, along with nearly two hundred party leaders and activists headed for the jail gate around 12 pm to meet Khaleda.
Serving people with pain in heart: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said she is trying hard to serve people so that they could properly celebrate their festivals despite having all the pain of tragedies like August 15, 1975 and August 21, 2004 in heart.
No doubt BNP, Khaleda, Tarique involved in Aug 21 grenade attack: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there is no doubt that BNP, its chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman were involved in the brutal grenade attack on August 21, 2004.
Tax anomalies at cattle markets go against Qurbani spirit: Experts
Though there is a fixed rate for collecting and paying tax (hasil) after the purchase of sacrificial animals at cattle markets, some leaseholders and cattle buyers resort to trickery to make petty personal gains in contrast to the spirit of Qurbani.
Eid home-goers face long tailbacks
Home-bound people got stuck on Dhaka-Aricha Highway on Tuesday due to serious traffic chaos as a large number of vehicles left the capital for many destinations of the southern part of the country ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
