DHAKA: People from various districts of the country have been observing Eid-ul-Adha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, on Saturday synchronizing the day with Saudi Arabia. Eid-ul-Adha is being observed in 40 villages of Chandpur, in 10 villages of Laxmipur, around

DHAKA: Oggyan Party members robbed around Tk 2.5 lakhs from 15 cattle traders after making them unconscious by adulterating their foods in the Eastern Housing cattle market in Rupnagar in city early Saturday. The traders were rushed to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College

DHAKA: The customs authorities recovered 24 pieces of gold bars weighing 3.2 kg and SR5000 from Shajalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday night. Assistant Commissioner of custom authority Farid Al Mamun told banglanews that acting on a tip-off they recovered the gold bars and

SATKHIRA: A woman has killed her husband while sleeping over extra marital affair at Sarafpur village under Ashashuni upazila of the district Friday evening.The deceased was identified as Zakir Hossain, 25, son of one Zahir Uddin, resident of the area.Local UP member Alamgir Hossain

DHAKA: A mobile court on Friday sentenced five years’ imprisonment to five Aggyan party members after detaining them various areas of the city on Thursday.Another one was sent to six months’ imprisonment.Executive Magistrate of the mobile court Sarwar Alam passed the

DHAKA: The ruling-power of the country was in the hands of Razakars, Al Badr and Al Shams men till 1996 after the murder of Bangabandhu and his family members on August 15, 1975.They (the then rulers) termed Awami league as a party with lower ideology and the freedom fighter were

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also ruling Awami League president, on Friday categorically said Latif Siddique has put himself in a tight corner not the government demeaning Hajj and Tabligh Jamaat. She came up with the observations in the question-answer session of the press

DHAKA: Three persons including a minor were killed and 30 others injured in a road accident on Bonpara-Hatikumrul highway in Rathuria area under Baraigram upazila of the district on Friday afternoon.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Police sources said that

DHAKA: The Department of Environment of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) sent SMS (Short Message Service) to the countrymen Friday on the Qurbani wastage management of Eid-ul-Azha, scheduled to be held on Monday.The ministry also greeted people on the eve of Eid in the

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina categorically said that Bangladesh is contributing in Millennium Development Goal (MDG).The Prime Minister told it at a press conference at Gono Bhaban, official resident of the PM, on Friday about the outcome of her attending United Nations General

DHAKA: Pointing at the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) the Food Minister Kamrul Islam said new case will be filed against its leaders if they create sabotage in the mane of movement.He came to this assertion in a discussion on celebrating Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 68th

DHAKA: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said the no traffic jam has appeared on the highways and the vehicles’ are running in low speed.The minister also warned of taking actions against those who are taking more fares from homebound people when

DHAKA: Hundreds of devotees including Islamic Parties staged a demonstration in capital’s Baitul Mukkarrm area protesting Latif Siddique’s remarks in New York that demean Hajj and Tablig Jamaat.After Juma prayers, general devotees including Hefajat-e-Islam and other Islamic parties

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press conference Friday afternoon to brief the media about the outcome of her attending United Nations General Assembly from September 22- 29.Sources concerned said the press briefing will be held at Gono Bhaban, official resident of the

DHAKA: At least one crore city dwellers are leaving Dhaka to celebrate this year’s Eid-ul-Azha with near and dear ones at their village homes.Sources told banglanews that the exodus has already began from Thursday with at least two days of extra holidays – the weekend – being

CHITTAGONG:  Rapid Action Batalion-7 detained three Yaba traders with 1,40,000 pieces of Yaba tablets from different places of the port city on Thursday night.The detainees are Syed Kashem, 33, of Cox’s Bazar, Somrat Sarder, 23 of Munshganj, Rabiul Patwari, 22 of Comilla. 

GOALANDA, RAJBARI: Thousands of home-bound people of the country’s southern region got relieved on Friday after an eight-kilometer long tailback started becoming normal at Daulatdia.Passenger buses, carrying home goers for Eid and puja festivals, and Dhaka-bound cattle-laden trucks

DHAKA: A woman herself allegedly killed her son with the help of her lover in the city’s Demra area on Thursday night as the son tried to refrain his mother from extramarital affairs. The deceased was identified as Kamruzzaman, 30. Meanwhile, police detained four people including the

DHAKA: The Durga Puja, biggest religious festival of Hindu community, ended Friday as the Mohanabami and the Vijayadashami were held on same day.  The immersion of Duga’s idols will be held on Saturday, on the tenth day, when Durga the mother returns to her husband, Shiva. 

DHAKA: Leather traders and manufacturers of leather goods in Bangladesh have jointly fixed the price of every square foot hide at Tk 70 to 75 for cows for Dhaka district and Tk 60 to 65 for outside of Dhaka.Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters Association