There is no traffic congestion on Dhaka-Paturia highway and at Paturia ferry ghat today -- a day before Eid-ul-Fitr.

A woman, who returned from India and was in institutional quarantine in Jashore, died at a local hospital last night.

After five people died due to heat on an overcrowded ferry at Banglabazar, Border Guard Bangladesh and police have taken a strict stance to maintain discipline at Munshiganj’s Shimulia ferry terminal.

Rapid Action Battalion has arrested FIR accused Saidul Islam Alias Shaku, 45, in connection with the much talked about Mitu murder case.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation tomorrow on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr which will be celebrated on Friday across the nation.

A tiny mosque in Rangpur city, believed to be a structure built in the period of Bakhtiyar Khalji, is losing its lustre due to lack of any initiative by the concerned department.

Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country Friday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh this evening, state minister for religious affairs Faridul Haque Khan said.

Five people died after they fell sick due to the heat on two overcrowded ferries in Madaripur's Banglabazar today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today condemned the recent attack on the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, and urged the world community to take permanent steps to stop such heinous acts.

Vehicles are moving slowly in the 30 kilometres area on Dhaka-Tangail highway due to heavy rush today.

Hundreds of vehicles with home-bound people were stuck in a 10-kilometre tailback on Dhaka-Paturia highway this morning.

Shimulia ferry ghat in Munshiganj is witnessing a massive rush of home-bound people as thousands are leaving Dhaka and adjacent areas to celebrate Eid with their loved ones amid the pandemic.

Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) has rescheduled the 43rd BCS preliminary examination to October 29 from October 15.

Dhaka has long been detached from the lush green identity of typical Bengal delta. This concrete labyrinth, full of dust and chaos, now has the last residues of green. But does urbanisation come only at the cost of nature? Does construction really need a barren foundation? Why is Dhaka failing to embrace nature as her innate part? Can this still be redeemed?

Some 200 garment factories are yet to pay the workers’ salaries and bonuses as of today although the Eid festival is just knocking at the door, union leaders said.

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet tomorrow evening to set the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

The Jatiya Sangsad will go into the budget session on June 2.

A driver went missing after a microbus fell from the pontoon and sank in the river at Daulatdia ferry ghat in Rajbari this morning.

Fire broke out at a six-storey building in Dhaka’s Banani today.

Agricultural minister today said that attaining self-sufficiency in rice production might take three to five years for Bangladesh.