COVID-19: 2 more staffs of Boney Kapoor’s house test positive
Two more staffs of bollywood producer Boney Kapoor’s house have tested positive for COVID-19. Earliar, his domestic help, Charan Sahu, aged 23, had tested positive for COVID-19. Charan had been ReadMore
Olympics official sees ‘real problems’ in holding Games in 2021
A senior Olympics official has warned that holding the postponed Tokyo Games next year faces “real problems”, with even a vaccine unlikely to stave off the threat of the coronavirus. ReadMore
Amphan: Kolkata devastated as cyclone kills scores in India and Bangladesh
The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh. Amphan made landfall on Wednesday, lashing ReadMore
Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, will be observed across the country on Friday with due religious solemnity and reverence. Thousands of Muslim devotees will attend the Juma prayers at different mosques, seeking divine blessings for peace and progress of Bangladesh and unity of the Muslim Ummah. The day’s biggest congregation will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital. Khateebs and ulemas will deliver sermons, highlighting the significance of Jumatul Wida. Muslim devotees will offer prayer at Baitul Mukarram today maintaining physical distance as per the government directives to stay safe from coronavirus infection. Bangladesh reported its first coronavirus cases on March 8 and the first death on March 18. As the number of cases increased, the government restricted offering prayers at mosques. After about a month, the government lifted the restrictions on condition that safe distance and proper hygiene have to be maintained while offering prayers at mosques.
As estimated, amid slump with a loss of about $6 billion in export earnings primarily through RMG, the next big shock for the economy of Bangladesh will be its remittance ReadMore
Jumatul Wida today
Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, will be observed across the country on Friday with due religious solemnity and reverence. Thousands of Muslim devotees will ReadMore
Moon sighting committee meets Saturday
The National Moon-Sighting Committee will sit in a meeting on Saturday evening to determine the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims. The meeting will be held ReadMore
‘Serial rapist’ killed in Gazipur ‘gunfight’
A man, accused of rape and murder of 7-year-old girl Chadni, was killed in a gunfight with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Madhumita area in Tongi of ReadMore
COVID-19: Uncertainty looms over this year’s hajj
Although millions of Muslims across the world, including those from Bangladesh, have eagerly been waiting to perform hajj in late July this year, uncertainty looms large over their largest congregation ReadMore
