Dhaka: The Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated with the spirit of sacrifice and festivity in the capital city and elsewhere across the country amid erratic rains. The eid celebrations began with morning prayers mostly in…
Dhaka – Rawhide prices came down to a half of what it was during the Eid-ul-Azha last year, city dwellers complained on Tuesday. A piece of rawhide of the medium size cow that sold for Taka 2000 last year fetrched…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with people from different walks of life, party leaders and workers, judges and foreign diplomats at her Ganobhaban residence today on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League chief, first exchanged Eid…
The militant attack in Sholakia during Eid-ul-Fitr has led to more security but due to rain the turnout of the faithful was poor on Eid-ul-Azha.Rains and the lingering memory of the militant attack on Jul 7 kept many of the…
Giving birth is never easy – but for mum Audra Lynn it was a textbook delivery.The footage of her water birth in Orange County, California has stunned social media users because the baby seemingly pops out after only a few…
Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, will not travel to Bangladesh to lead the team in their one-day series due to concerns about security, the ECB has confirmed. Opening batsman Alex Hales has also ruled himself out of the tour for…
Hillary Clinton’s health – long the obsession of conspiracy theorists — emerged Sunday as a legitimate campaign issue after Clinton nearly swooned and stumbled at a Sept. 11 commemoration, underscoring the sense that that summer’s sure-thing candidate is flagging at…
Former British prime minister David Cameron has said he is resigning from his seat in parliament to avoid becoming a distraction for his successor, ending his political career just weeks after he lost a referendum to stay in the European…
Paris (AP/UNB) – The Dalai Lama says there should be dialogue with Islamic State extremists to end bloodshed in Syria and Iraq, and argues that religion is never a justification for bloodshed.
Dhaka – The United Nations Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, on Tuesday called on States and Parliaments to ensure that all future trade agreements stipulate the primacy of human rights,…
Karen representatives today vowed to appeal against the recent Thai court verdict that ruled the authorities did not break the law in burning their properties to forcefully evict them from Kaeng Krachan National Park.Indigenous rights groups have called for effective…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there is a need for constant vigilance by everyone so that conspirators cannot foil the country’s hard-earned independence, UNB news agency reported.
Osan Air Base (AP/UNB) — The United States on Tuesday sent two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its recent nuclear test and also to settle rattled…
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday urged all to remain alert so that no one can create indiscipline in society by misinterpreting religion, UNB news agency reported.
Srinagar (AP/UNB) — Fresh clashes left two anti-India protesters dead and scores injured in India’s portion of Kashmir on Tuesday, police said, as a security lockdown marred Eid festivities in the troubled region.
Dhaka – Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Tuesday. Muslims will sacrifice animals commemorating Hazrat Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah as illustrated by his readiness to give up his beloved son Hazrat Ismail.…
Dhaka – Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Monday said the government is planning to bring those who earn Tk 16,000 or more a month under the tax net from the next fiscal year, UNB news agency reported. He came up…