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Traffic snarls, sky-high fares shatter Eid-ul-Fitr travel comfort for holidayers

Dhaka, March 20 -- The initial ease of this year's Eid travel has dissolved into a familiar nightmare: hours-long waits, soaring fares, and overcrowded buses as passengers across Bangladesh endure the... Read More


In parts of Bangladesh, Eid comes a day early in line with Saudi Arabia

Dhaka, March 20 -- People in parts of Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, observing the festival on the same day as Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries. Eid is being marked in a numbe... Read More


Muted festivities in the midst of war: Bangladeshi expatriates mark Eid in UAE

Dhaka, March 20 -- For 10 years, Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates was the safest city in the world. Now, fighter jets, ballistic missiles, and drones terrorise the skies over the city. The Emira... Read More


Chattogram's Mirzakhil Darbar followers celebrate Eid in line with Saudi Arabia

Dhaka, March 20 -- Followers of Mirzakhil Darbar Sharif in Chattogram are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday, in line with Saudi Arabia. Adherents of the institution in Satkania have, for around a cen... Read More


Kolo Muani called up for France ahead of Brazil and Colombia friendlies

Dhaka, March 19 -- Randal Kolo Muani was handed another opportunity to stake his claim for a World Cup place after Didier Deschamps named the forward in an expanded 27-man France squad for this month'... Read More


Rail accident in Bogura leads to delays, overcrowding at Kamalapur Railway Station

Dhaka, March 19 -- Passengers on two trains headed for northern Bangladesh are facing difficulties amid the overwhelming crowd at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station on the last day of the train schedul... Read More


Sunamganj child goes missing while fishing, body recovered from Haor

Dhaka, March 19 -- Police have recovered the bloodied body of a seven-year-old from a paddy field in a Haor in Sunamganj's Doarabazar. The victim, Abdullah Al Mamun, was the eldest son of Mostaq Ahme... Read More


Unidentified man found dead in Dhaka's Motijheel

Dhaka, March 19 -- Police have recovered the body of an unidentified man in Dhaka's Motijheel area. The victim, believed to be around 38 years old, was found unconscious outside Wadud Mansion on Toye... Read More


Former DNCC councillor Hasu arrested in Adabor after 18 months in hiding

Dhaka, March 19 -- Police have arrested Awami League leader and former Dhaka North City Corporation ward councillor Abul Hashem Hasu in the capital's Adabor. He was detained from his residence on Thu... Read More


Rail links to north yet to be restored after Nilsagar Express accident

Dhaka, March 19 -- Rail connections to northern Bangladesh have yet to be restored 17 hours after a Nilsagar Express train carrying Eid travellers to Nilphamari's Chilahati derailed in Bogura's Santah... Read More