Eid

The post-Eid festive mood is still visible in Dhaka’s kitchen markets. Although many traders have not yet returned to Dhaka, there is no supply shortage in the markets. Instead, prices of vegetables, chicken and eggs have slightly declined due to lower customer pressure. Several items are also s...

The flow of people heading back to the capital city has begun even before the Eid holiday officially ends. Although the government holiday is still ongoing, several private institutions across the country are set to reopen from tomorrow. As a result, thousands of workers from the southern region...

On the first day of Eid-ul-Azha, around 100 people sustained injuries while slaughtering and handling sacrificial animals in the capital and surrounding areas and received treatment at the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. From Thursday morning until now, 80 of the injur...

While people across Bangladesh remain busy celebrating Eid with their families, members of Border Guard Bangladesh continue to stand guard under the scorching sun and heavy rain to protect the border. On the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha, BGB has maintained maximum alert along the Brahmanbaria border...

Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on Wednesday in 25 villages of Patuakhali, in line with Saudi Arabia and several Middle Eastern countries. The residents of these villages are known as followers of the Chattogram-based Elahabad Sufia and Badrpur Darbar Sharif and Chhan Tupi traditions. The main...

Cash transactions have increased significantly ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, triggering a large seasonal flow in the economy. From cattle markets, leather industries, remittances, and the transport sector to online sales, clothing, and retail shopping, economic activity across sectors has gained momentu...

Bangladesh Railway has added special coaches for female passengers on trains ahead of Eid-ul-Adha. Railway Director General Md. Afzal Hossain inaugurated the service on Monday by seeing off female passengers traveling in the special coach attached to the Jayantika Express at Kamalapur Railwa...

The government has directed all CNG filling stations across the country to remain open 24 hours a day to ensure smooth vehicle movement ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Sources at the Energy Division said the decision will remain in effect from May 23 to June 2. Officials said CNG stations will operate...

Shops and shopping malls across the country will remain open until 10 pm from May 12 until Eid-ul-Azha. The Shop Owners Association announced the decision on Thursday. So far, these establishments had remained open until 7 pm. In a video message, the association’s president Helal Uddin said...

Limon had wished to return to his village in Jamalpur for Eid. He did come back, but only in a coffin. His body arrived on Monday afternoon at Lal Doba village in Madarganj upazila of Jamalpur. He will be laid to rest in the family graveyard in the courtyard of his home after the Maghrib prayer. L...