145 drives in 24 hours in Rajshahi Range, 175 arrested
A total of 175 people have been arrested in police drives in Rajshahi Range. Police of different districts in the range arrested them for various offences in the last 24 hours. This information was given in a press release sent from the media cell of the…
Body of unidentified elderly man found on footpath beside Ramna Park
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified vagrant man, 65, from the footpath beside Ramna Park in the capital. Ramna Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Tanvir Hasan said that, on receiving information, the man’s body was recovered at around…
How much gold is selling for today: know the local market rates
After falling three times in a row, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) most recently raised the price of gold in the local market on Saturday. This time, the price of good-quality gold has been set at Tk 2,32,930 after an increase of Tk 1,050.…
Dua and practice for blessings in sustenance
اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ Pronunciation: Allahu latifum bi-ibadihi yarzuqu maiyashau, wa huwal qawiyyul aziz. Meaning: Allah the Almighty is extremely kind to His servants. He grants sustenance to…
Prayer timings: Friday, 18 September 2026
Today is Friday, 18 September 2026 AD, 3 Ashwin 1433 Bangla year, 6 Rabius Sani 1447 Hijri. Today’s prayer timings are given below. Fajr: 4:31 Jumma: 11:56 Asr: 4:17 Maghrib: 6:01 Isha: 7:16 Sunset today: 6:02 Sunrise tomorrow (Saturday): 5:46 Fajr…
Attacks on two women in five days spread panic in Madaripur’s Kalikapur
Panic has spread in Madaripur following violent incidents involving two women in the same area within a span of five days. First, a young woman named Ivy Akter, 18, was hacked to death with a sharp weapon by assailants who entered her home. Five days…
Nearly 200 takes for ‘Jai Jai Ram’: why Arijit sang it so many times
Arijit Singh seems to have poured the deepest feelings of his soul into the song ‘Jai Jai Ram’ from Bollywood’s much-awaited epic film ‘Ramayana: Part 1’. To properly bring out the devotion and emotion of the song, he gave…
Mimi’s ‘Tandav’ under Raj’s production after 12 years, Subhashree elated
After nearly 12 years, actress Mimi Chakraborty is once again teaming up with director Raj Chakraborty. She will act in ‘Tandav’, a new film from Raj Chakraborty’s production house. Mimi herself announced the film on social media. The…
Bangla QR payments to be credited to merchants’ accounts instantly from 1 October
To make digital transactions more popular and customer-friendly, Bangladesh Bank has directed that money from Bangla QR code-based payments be credited instantly to the account of the merchant concerned from 1 October. The Payment Systems Department-1 of…
Why wait all night on the footpath for an iPhone even in the age of 10-minute delivery?
One can order a new iPhone from Apple’s website in just 90 seconds and wait without worry sitting on the sofa. Quick-commerce platforms like BigBasket or Blinkit are even promising to deliver an iPhone to the door in 10 minutes. Yet even in this…