‘Religions may differ, but the country is one’: Nipun Roy at Mahalaya event in Keraniganj
Advocate Nipun Roy Chowdhury, a member of parliament from the reserved women’s seats and general secretary of Dhaka district BNP, has remarked that everyone must work unitedly to protect communal harmony and democracy; at the same time, the rights…
National Moon Sighting Committee to meet Sunday evening to fix Jamadiul Awal date
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet tomorrow, Sunday (11 October). The purpose of the meeting is to fix the date after reviewing reports of the sighting of the moon of the holy month of Jamadiul Awal. The public relations wing of the Islamic…
The envious burn in their own fire: what Islam says about envy and malice
There is no such thing as ease in the life of an envious and malicious person, under any circumstances. He finds no sincere friend, and despair works in his mind all the time. His heart is like a blazing pit of fire, from which sparks of plotting and…
Defaulted loans cross Tk 5.81 lakh crore, Bangladesh Bank takes three-term plan to bring them down
Bangladesh Bank has taken short-, medium- and long-term plans with three objectives: reducing defaulted loans in the banking sector, strengthening loan recovery and establishing good governance. Through these initiatives, loan recovery will be speeded…
22-carat gold now Tk 231,297 a bhori after rise of up to Tk 2,216
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has raised the price of gold jewellery, including VAT, by up to Tk 2,216 per bhori. The organisation announced the increase in gold prices in the domestic market in a notice on Friday (9 October). The new…
10-year-old madrasa student missing after leaving home following mother’s scolding, family anxious in Adamdighi
Ten-year-old Abu Bakar Siddique left home at around 10am on Friday and has not returned. No trace has yet been found of the child, who went missing from Paschim Chhatni village in Santahar union of Adamdighi upazila in Bogura. Unable to find him, his…
Gopalganj’s Sunirmal has made over a hundred local musical instruments by hand, quietly safeguarding folk instruments
The small room of Sunirmal Das Bapi, a young man from Gandiasur village in Boultali union of Gopalganj Sadar upazila, is like a living museum of Bengal’s folk culture. Musical instruments are arranged in rows on the floor: a dotara here, an ektara…
Trump claims two wars will end quickly, issues stern warning to Iran
US President Donald Trump has said that both the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war could be settled soon. Speaking at an election rally in Syracuse, New York, on Friday, he said he hoped the two wars would either be resolved through negotiations or end…
Killing Khamenei did not serve Israel’s interests, Netanyahu’s goal also unrealistic: Yair Golan
Yair Golan, leader of Israel’s Democrats party, believes the decision to kill Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei did not work in Israel’s interests. Nor does he consider realistic the goal Prime Minister Benjamin…
Tanzid 83, Shadman 67; Bangladesh all out for 346 after adding 29 on second day
Bangladesh’s first innings ended after they added just 29 runs on the second day. In the one-off Test against Afghanistan, the team’s total stands at 346 for the loss of all their wickets. The highest score of 83 came from the bat of Tanzid…