Dhaka – The demand for spices, mainly used in meat dishes, usually soars during religious festivals like Eid-ul-Azha when Muslims across the country sacrifice millions of animals. And there is no exception this time. The prices are high even though…
Day: August 10, 2019
Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on Monday
DHAKA – The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Monday with due solemnity and religious fervour.
National Summer Athletics on Aug 30: GS Montu
Dhaka – Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) will arrange a two-day National Summer Athletics Competition at Bangabandhu National Stadium on August 30-31.
Delicious recipes Eid al-Adha festival
The week of festivities is all set to begin. But no festival is complete without some mouthwatering recipes that add to the celebrations. So get set to add some flavours to your day with these special recipes that we have…
Tamim wants to skip Afghanistan Test, tri-series
Dhaka – Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal wants to skip the first two international events of the Tigers through which their home season will start.
Youth dies under police custody in Nilphamari
Nilphamari, Aug 10 (UNB) – A young man died under custody at Kishoreganj Police Station here on Saturday. Although police claimed that Abdullah al Mamun, 22, son of Tafur Uddin of Kishoreganj municipality area, committed suicide by hanging himself, family…
India to bring supplies to Kashmir; Pakistan to go to UN
New Delhi, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — Authorities enforcing a strict curfew in Indian-administered Kashmir will bring in trucks of essential supplies for an Islamic festival next week, as the divided Himalayan region remained in a lockdown Saturday following India’s decision…
Eid passengers suffering on highways for mismanagement: BNP
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) – BNP on Saturday alleged that eid holidaymakers are going through immense sufferings on their way home due to the “mismanagement” of the government authorities. “There’re long tailbacks on the highways near the ferry terminals, including…
3 Indian clubs to take part in Sheikh Kamal Int’l Club Cup
Dhaka – Three Indian football clubs — East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan AC and Kolkata Mohammedan SC — will participate in the upcoming Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup 2019 to be held at MA Aziz Stadium in Chattogram in October.…
Rape case filed against 5 Khulna Railway cops
Khulna, Aug 10 (UNB)— A case was filed against five policemen, including the officer-in-charge of Government Railway Police (GRP), on Friday evening for allegedly gang-raping a woman in custody eight days ago. The victim filed the case at GRP Police…
3 dengue patients die, 2176 new cases admitted on Saturday
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) – Three people, including a child, have died of dengue and 2,176 new patients have been hospitalised across the country as the number of dengue infections has marked a rise again after a fall for two…
More than two million Muslims performing hajj
More than two million Muslimsbegan the annual hajj under sweltering conditions, as the Saudi hosts sought to deter politicisation of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions.
Highest alert along Rajshahi frontier to check hide smuggling
District administrations have asked all law- enforcement agencies especially the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to check smuggling out of raw hides of sacrificial animals through the borders inRajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Joypurhat districts. The BGB local authorities have also instructed…
Popular animations in Bangla on Duronto TV
Entertainment Desk The Fairytaler: The Modern Classics of Hans Christian Anderson series will air on Duronto TV from Eid day to the fifth day of Eid at 3 pm every day. Duronto TV will be airing popular new programmes in…
Eid special dramas,dance programmes of Deepto TV
Deepto TV will air dramas, dance programs and telefilms on the first day of Eid-ul-Azha Telefilm: Teddy Mostofa Date: August 12 Time: 6pm Stars: Shaon, Shehtaz, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Sohel Khan, Munira Akhter Mithu, Saif, Hasan and many others Premise: The…
Apple loses more ground in smartphone market
Apple lost more ground in the shrinking smartphone market last quarter, with a sales tracker saying the tech giant was pushed off the top-three seller list by a Chinese rival. Apple fell to fourth place in global smartphone sales, shipping…
Rare baby panda twins born at Belgian zoo
A Belgian zoo announced yesterday the “extremely rare” birth of twin baby giant pandas, three years after the arrival of a young male, which was a first for Belgium at the time. The Pairi Daiza zoo said the safe delivery…
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr to face trial in groping case
Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr will go on trial over accusations he groped a woman in New York after a court dismissed his plea to have the case thrown out. Gooding, 51, is accused of grabbing the woman’s breast without…
Shah Rukh Khan Scholarship at La Trobe University, Australia
Friday 9 August 2019 Today La Trobe University announced the Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship, providing a life-changing opportunity for an aspiring Female Researcher from India to make a meaningful impact in the world.
বিজেপি সরকার কাশ্মীরীদের অধিকার কেড়ে নিচ্ছেঃ আইএবি
০৯ আগষ্ট ২০১৯, শুক্রবার – কাশ্মীরে ভারতীয় আগ্রাসনের প্রতিবাদে ইসলামী আন্দোলন বাংলাদেশ, গাজীপুর মহানগর শাখা আয়োজিত সমাবেশে ও বিক্ষোভ মিছিলে নগর সভাপতি, আলহাজ্ব মোঃ ফাইজ উদ্দিন বলেন ,কাশ্মীর ৩৭০ ধারা এবং তার অধীনে ৩৫ ধারা অনুযায়ী তারা স্বতন্ত্র এক দেশ…
বিরোধীদের দমনে সরকার সফল এডিস মশা নিয়ন্ত্রনে ব্যর্থ শতভাগ: আইএবি
এডিস মশা নিধনে ঔষধ ক্রয় করতে সরকারের স্বাস্থ্য মন্ত্রণালয় ও ঢাকার অনির্বাচিত মেয়রদ্বয় যে নাটক মঞ্চস্থ করলেন তা বেশ উপভোগ্য হলেও তিক্ত। দেশ ও নগরবাসী এমনটা আশা করেনি। ডেঙ্গুর আক্রমনে মৃত্যুর মিছিল যখন দীর্ঘ থেকে দীর্ঘ হচ্ছে উনারা তখনও ল্যাবর্যাটরিতে…
Burning forests for rain, and other climate catastrophes
By Miriam Gathigah Nairobi, Aug 9 2019 (IPS) – The villagers living on the foothills of Mount Kenya have a belief: If they burn the forest, the rains will come.
2002 more Dengue patients admitted to hospitals on Friday
Dhaka, Aug 09 – Three more dengue patients including two children died as hospitals across the country admitted total of 2,002 dengue patients in the 24 hours ending on Friday.
‘Kashmir India’s problem, action if anybody makes an issue’
Dhaka, Aug 09 – The issue surrounding Kashmir is India’s internal problem so if any quarter in Bangladesh is trying to create an issue out of it then the government will take drastic measures, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General…
India to erect barbed-wire fence along BD-West Bengal border
Dhaka, Aug 09 – India would erect barbed wire fence along the border of West Bengal and Bangladesh to prevent cross-border infiltration by the Bangladeshi nationals illegally.
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Aug 9, 2019 – More than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicisation of the pilgrimage against a backdrop of simmering Gulf tensions. The hajj, one of…