Saturday, 24 August, 2019
Long tailbacks on highways, overcrowded ferry terminals and collapsed train schedules mounted sufferings of Eid holidaymakers returning to their ancestral homes on Friday to celebrate the festival…
2m Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
MAKKAH: 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, reports AFP.…
Spice prices rise ahead of Eid
Prices of spices have soared in the city ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, putting consumers, especially the low-income people, into further hardship. Price of cardamom, a widely used spice to add flavour…
Many return home after recovering from dengue, death toll 33
Thanks to the hard work of the medical workers who have been working around the clock 75 percent of dengue patients have returned home after recovering from the mosquito-borne disease, but the death…
The price of the natural white mineral, salt, is unlikely to go up during Eid as the country has an ample supply of it. According to traders and tanners, salt price is…
Though the government has cancelled the Eid leave of health officials, the dengue patients undergoing treatment in city hospitals await greater hazards as there will be a lack of necessary doctors…
SRINAGAR: Anger was mounting in Kashmir against India’s decision to revoke the special status of the Muslim-majority region, residents and officials said, although authorities eased some curbs…
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has a long history, which evolved with the development of business and has been meeting the emerging needs of the society. Howard R. Bowen is one of the pioneers…
Bangladesh envisions becoming a major global digital economy by the year 2021. With a vast youth population and increasing access to smart phones and the Internet, the country is poised and ready to…
HONG KONG: Thousands of pro-democracy activists chanted for reform on Friday as they staged a sit-in at Hong Kong airport, hoping to win international support for their movement after two months of…
WASHINGTON: Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested for the slaughter of 22 people in El Paso, Texas said she had called police…
Evergreen Afzal Hossain is one of the prominent actors of Bangladesh showbiz industry. He was the most successful romantic actor of his arena in 80’s. His appearance on small screen may have…
Bangladesh Women’s Cricket Team are keen to break the trend of perpetual failure in the cricket’s biggest event as they set their target to win at least two matches in the upcoming World…
KURIGRAM: Buyers at cattle markets in the frontier district are complaining of higher prices of locally-reared cattle amid strong vigilance by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to stop the import of sacrificial…
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to suspend the last rail link to India in reaction to New Delhi’s revocation of the autonomy of the disputed Kashmir region, reports Pakistan agency. “We…
