Singer Salma loses her father
The father of popular singer Mousumi Akter Salma has passed away (Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun). Salma announced the news of her father’s death in a post on social media at around 10:00pm on Wednesday (16 September). In that emotional post,…
Mixed movement of indices in capital market on last day of week
Trading began with a mixed trend in indices on the country’s premier bourse Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) today, Thursday, the last working day of the week. This information was obtained from DSE and CSE sources. On…
What is the price of gold per bhori in the country’s market today
After falling three times in a row, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) most recently raised the price of gold in the country’s market on Saturday. This time, raising it by Tk 1,050 per bhori, the price of good-quality gold has been fixed…
The zikr most beloved to Allah
Pronunciation: Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi, Subhanallahil Azim. Meaning: Allah is pure and great, and all praise is His. Pure and great is that Allah, who is the possessor of the highest honour. Significance The phrase ‘Subhanallahi wa…
Today’s prayer times in Dhaka (17 September 2026)
Today is Thursday, 17 September 2026 AD, 2 Ashwin 1433 Bangla year, 04 Rabius Sani 1448 Hijri. The prayer times for Dhaka and surrounding areas are given below – Zuhr time begins: 11:56am Asr time begins: 4:17pm Maghrib: 6:04pm Isha time begins:…
18-month-old child drowns in Kutubdia
An 18-month-old child named Arafat has died by drowning in Kutubdia of Cox’s Bazar. When the child was taken to hospital at 10:05am on Thursday (17 September), the on-duty doctor examined him and declared him dead. The deceased Arafat is the son of…
Three-day boat race on the Padma ends, Syedpur’s New Shapla champion
The curtain has come down on the three-day boat race competition and rural fair in Kalukhali of Rajbari. The final round of the race was held on Wednesday towards evening in the Padma river adjacent to Mahendrapur ferry ghat in Ratandia union of the…
Over 3 lakh illegal foreign cigarettes recovered from two secret warehouses in Mohammadpur
Two preventive teams of the Value Added Tax Audit, Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, Dhaka, have seized 316,400 sticks of foreign cigarettes in raids on secret warehouses in two residential buildings in the capital’s Mohammadpur. The…
546 arrested in DMP drives in Dhaka in 24 hours
A total of 546 people have been arrested in the capital in the last 24 hours in regular drives of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). During this time, 61 cases were filed. Md Aktar Hossain, deputy commissioner of police of the DMP’s Media and…
Let there be differences, but unity must be maintained for the greater interest: Mintoo
BNP Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo has called for maintaining unity in the greater interest of the party and the people even if there are differences of opinion among leaders and activists. He made this call at a views-exchange meeting with BNP leaders…