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.
Banker, engineer killed in Gopalganj road accident
Two people, including a banker and an engineer, were killed and a woman was injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Khulna Highway near Uttarpara of Gopinathpur in Gopalganj on Tuesday.
Man dies being hit by launch at Sadarghat
A launch passenger died on Tuesday, a day before Eid-ul-Azha, at Sadarghat launch terminal in Dhaka when a launch hit another launch.
People flock out of capital
A huge number of people left Dhaka city on Sunday, suffering on their way for severe disruption in ferry services and belated trains, with Eid-ul-Azha only two days away.
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.
