Road transport and bridges ministry asks the authorities concerned not to ply any truck, lorry and covered-van on the highways for three days before and after the Eid-ul-Fitr.

Detectives detain eight muggers including four impersonators of plainclothes in separate drives through Dhaka University ahead of Eid.

Pre-Eid-ul-Fitr sales of clothes, footwear, electronic gadgets, jewellery and cosmetics in the capital all appear to be above last year's tally, as the year's biggest spending season is close to its end.