Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for hajj’s pinnacle
Muslim pilgrims have gathered in the valley of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia for a day of prayer that marks the pinnacle of the annual hajj
People suffer as trains delay, ferries disrupt
As people are streaming out of the capital on Monday, last working day before Eid-ul-Azha holidays, they are facing immense sufferings due to belated trains and disruption in ferry services.
4 UPDF activists, 3 others shot dead in Khagrachari
Seven people, including four Chittagong Hill Tracts-based political party United Peoples’ Democratic Front-backed organisation leaders, were killed and 10 others were injured in gun attacks on them at two places in Khagrachari on Saturday.
No chance of shifting from current election process : Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that there was no chance of shifting from the ongoing process of holding the next general election by the end of this year.
JP to be part of AL alliance if BNP joins next polls: Ershad
HM Ershad has said that the Ershad-led faction of Jatiya Party will form alliance with ruling Awami League if Bangladesh Nationalist Party participates in the next general election.
CPA grapples with China, S'pore, Korea, India proposals
The Chittagong Port Authority in Bangladesh has sought government intervention to select suitable financiers as it grapples with late proposals from China, South Korea and Singapore to construct and operate the proposed Bay Terminal in addition to partial investment plans by India and Asian Development Bank.
Bangladesh President, PM, speaker mourn death of Kofi Annan
Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Saturday condoled the death of former secretary general of United Nations Kofi Annan.
Kerala floods: At least 324 dead as rescue teams take to the air
At least 324 people have died in the Indian state of Kerala since the start of monsoon season in late May, officials said Friday.
Projects aplenty, outcome negligible
Multi million Taka projects for popularising biogas energy produced virtually no results in Bangladesh due to lack of transparency in their implementation process.
Suffering all along, people make Eid journey
Holidaymakers, who set out on their Eid-ul-Azha journey on Friday, experienced severe disruption in ferry services on major water routes, road blockade and traffic congestions spanning miles. Several hundred vehicles remained stuck for hours at Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari ferry terminals on the day.