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Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as crescent moon sighted

Dhaka, March 29 -- Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday as the Shawwal crescent moon has been sighted. The moon was sighted on Saturday evening, leading to the announcement by the countr... Read More


Bangladesh's stability of "paramount" regional importance: Delhi

Dhaka, March 29 -- India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stressed that stability in Bangladesh is of "paramount importance" to the region amid fraught relations between Delhi and Dhaka follow... Read More


Bangladesh's stability of 'paramount importance' to regional security: Delhi

Dhaka, March 29 -- India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stressed that stability in Bangladesh is of "paramount importance" to the region amid fraught relations between Delhi and Dhaka follow... Read More


Dhaka metro rail won't run on Eid day, service usual on other days

Dhaka, March 29 -- Dhaka metro rail services will remain suspended on Eid-ul-Fitr this year. Normal operations will resume after Eid, following the pre-Ramadan schedule. The Dhaka Mass Transit Compa... Read More


Eid congregation at Sholakia to be held at 10am, 265 rows set up

Dhaka, March 29 -- The Eid-ul-Fitr congregation at Kishoreganj's Sholakia Eidgah will be held at 10am. Deputy Commissioner Fauzia Khan, also the president of the Sholakia Eidgah Management Committee,... Read More


Garment workers block highway in Gazipur over pre-Eid layoffs

Dhaka, March 29 -- Hundreds of laid-off garment workers have blocked the Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Gazipur's Konabari in protest, disrupting the journeys of homebound travellers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fit... Read More


Padma Bridge toll collection exceeds Tk 42.5mn in a day

Dhaka, March 29 -- As Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, traffic on highways is increasing, with a rush of homebound travellers passing through the Maowa end of the Padma Bridge, the gateway to southern Banglade... Read More


Yunus back in Dhaka after 4-day visit to China

Dhaka, March 29 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned home after completing his first state visit to China since assuming office as head of the interim government. He landed at Shahjalal Inter... Read More


China Eastern Airlines to launch Chattogram-Kunming flights to ease medical travel

Dhaka, March 29 -- China Eastern Airlines is planning to operate direct flights between Chattogram and Kunming to make medical travel to China easier for Bangladeshis. The initiative aims to help peo... Read More


Bangladesh tax-dodge probe uncovers father-son duo's Dubai tower investment

Dhaka, March 29 -- In a far-reaching financial scandal, investigators have uncovered a brazen cross-border tax evasion scheme stretching from Dubai to Dhaka's upscale Gulshan district. A father and s... Read More