Conjoined twins — Rabeya and Rukaya – who were born with joint heads, are now major risk free after the eighth day of their successful operation at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the city. The information came out at a press briefing, organised by the CMH at its conference room. Commandant…

Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) AJM Nasir Uddin today urged the city dwellers not to slaughter their sacrificial animal on the roads. “Sufficient spots have been designated in the city for slaughtering animals on Eid Day so that the waste could be managed properly”, Nasir told…

A three and a half years old child was killed in a road accident in front of ‘Geet Sangeet Cinema Hall’ area at Dholairpar in the city yesterday morning. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of DMCH Police outpost Abdul Khan told BSS that the accident occurred when a speedy sand-laden truck hit…

President M Abdul Hamid will exchange greetings with the cross section of people at Bangabhaban here on the day of holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims. “The programme will begin at 10:30 am at Bangabhaban . . . The president will also deliver a short speech on…

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity yesterday demanded an end to charging extra fares and harassment of homebound passengers during this Eid-ul-Azha. Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury, secretary general of the Samity, also demanded removal of unfit vehicles and unskilled drivers from the  highways. He was addressing…

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), district administration and all other organisations concerned have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha in the city with due fervor and enthusiasm. The main Eid-jamaat will be held at Shah Makhdum Central Eidgah Maidan at 8 am. However,…

District administrations have asked all law enforcement agencies especially the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to check smuggling out of raw hides of sacrificial animals through the borders in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Joypurhat districts. The BGB local authorities have also instructed all…

Professional leaders and social workers at a meeting observed that ensuring social justice and improvement of living and livelihood conditions can be the vital means of mainstreaming ethnically minority communities in the country’s northwest region. They also mentioned the ethnic minority people…

Students at a large gathering adopted a strong stance and raised their stiff voice against all sorts of social menace including child marriage and drug addiction as they attended an open discussion of a daylong holiday camp yesterday. Charghat upazila Administration and the Hunger Project Bangladesh…

Two Eid Jamaats will be held at the Central Mosque of Dhaka University (DU) and its adjacent premises on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The DU Central Mosque Eid congregations are scheduled to be held at 8 am and 9am, said a DU press release here yesterday morning. Senior Imam of the mosque Khatib Dr…