The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims, was celebrated in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong with due fervor, joy, enthusiasm, gaiety and solemnity as elsewhere in the district on Friday. In Chittagong, the festival began in the morning with offering of Eid…

RAJSHAHI: A three-day 'Development Fair- 2015' will be held  today for the first time in the city aims at highlighting the present government's success relating to the economic and social development. The fair organised by District Administration will be held at the green plaza of Rajshahi…

Police recovered the body of a joint secretary’s younger daughter from her residence at Ramna in the capital on Saturday night. The victim was identified as Promiti Rahman, 25, daughter of Alam Ara Begum, joint secretary of Primary and Mass Education Ministry. Promiti was a student of Chittagong…

Former news editor of now  defunct The Bangladesh Observer and assistant editor of Dainik Janakantha Abdul Matin passed away on Friday (September 25) at Ibn Sina Hospital in the city at the age of 80, reports BSS. A permanent member of Jatiya Press Club (JPC), Matin had been suffering from pneumonia…

Six people, including woman and child, sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast at Kafrul in the capital early Sunday. The victims were identified as Amena Begum,30, her husband Sajb Ahmed, 35, their one and half years old son Arman, brother Zahid, 15, her father Delowar,60 and mother Saleha,50.…

Waste of slaughtered sacrificial animals litters different lanes and by-lanes in Khulna city yesterday, a day after Eid-ul-Azha and were spreading with…

College student stabbed dead A college student was stabbed to death allegedly by his two friends in Chhoto Latifpur village in Kaliakoir Upazila in Gazipur early Sunday. The deceased was identified as Masud Rana, 20, son of Nurul Islam, a resident of the village and a 2nd year student of Kaliakoir Degree…

President M Abdul Hamid has said Right to Information (RTI) Act plays a pivotal role in empowering people, establishing rights and ensuring transparency and accountability in state affairs, reports BSS. In a message yesterday on the eve of the 'International Right to Know Day 2015', the President…

RAJSHAHI: All the government, semi-government and private offices, including banks and financial institutions, reopened with very low attendance of staff yesterday after the three-day Eid vacation, reports BSS. Attendance at the city bhaban, divisional commissioner and deputy commissioner offices, rail…