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Rajshahi's main Eid jamat held at Shah Makhdum Eidgah

Rajshahi's main Eid jamat held at Shah Makhdum Eidgah

Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims, is being observed in Rajshahi with due religious zeal and enthusiasm. The main jamaat of Eid-ul-Fitr was held on Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah Maidan in the city at 8:00 am today. Mawlana Kawsar Hossain Khatib of Rajarhata Jam

Eid being celebrated in Barishal with solemnity, festivity

Eid being celebrated in Barishal with solemnity, festivity

Like the rest of the country, Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated in Barishal with due religious solemnity and festivity. The main Eid congregation was held at 8:00 am on Monday, at Hemayet Uddin Central Eidgah ground on Band Road in the city, reports UNB. Barishal Divisional Commissioner Raihan Kaus

Adviser Mahfuj Alam’s father injured in Lakshmipur attack

Adviser Mahfuj Alam’s father injured in Lakshmipur attack

Azizur Rahman Bachchu Mollah, the father of Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam, has been injured in an attack allegedly carried out by Jubo Dal men in Lakshmipur. The incident took place around 9:30 pm on Sunday in front of Bachchu Mollah’s house in Narayanpur of Ramganj upazila, said officer-i

Narail Sramik Union leader killed over trivial matter

Narail Sramik Union leader killed over trivial matter

General Secretary of Narail district unit of Sramik Union was killed over a trifling matter in Lohagara upazila on Sunday afternoon. The deceased Abdullah Al Mamun, 50, was son of late Waliar Fakir of Mohisapara village under the upazila, UNB reports.  Police, however, detained accused Idris

Van driver killed, vehicle snatched away in Mymensingh

Van driver killed, vehicle snatched away in Mymensingh

Miscreants allegedly killed a battery-run auto-van driver and snatched away his vehicle after dumping his body into a maize field in Mymensingh Sadar upazila on Saturday night. The deceased Nahid Mia was son of Kamrul Hossain from Charshasha village under Astadhar Union of the upazila, UNB rep

Gopalganj brickfields burn wood flouting govt ban

Gopalganj brickfields burn wood flouting govt ban

Firewood is being burnt indiscriminately in brickfields in the district in violation of the government's ban. The government has imposed a ban on the wood use in brick kilns as trees are being felled rampant, affecting ecological balance of the environment. Environmentalists said the burning of w

Historic Shahi Eidgah in Sylhet still a centre of attraction

Historic Shahi Eidgah in Sylhet still a centre of attraction

Despite there being a number of historical sites in the country's north-eastern region, the historic Shahi Eidgah in Sylhet city has for ages carried a significant importance to the people for generations. The Eidgah is located on a hillock surrounded by bewitching natural beauty. A vast habitatio

32-year-old dies falling from roof in Kushtia

32-year-old dies falling from roof in Kushtia

A 32-year-old man died after falling from the roof of an under-construction building while attempting to catch a thief in the town’s Courtpara area early Saturday. The incident happened around 2:30 am, said Mosharraf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Kushtia Model Police Station. The deceased,

Woman beaten to death in C'nawabganj

Woman beaten to death in C'nawabganj

A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and his second wife following a family dispute in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Saturday. The victim, Ruliara Begum, was the first wife of Shariful Islam of Shyampur-Sahapara Nuresh More village and mother of five children, UNB repor