Saudi Arabia announced that the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Friday, according to a statement published by state media. “The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow, Thursday, is the completion of the 30th day of the month of Ramadan, and that Friday is the day of the Blessed Eid al-Fitr,” the Saudi Press Agency reported. The timing of the holiday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, in accordance with the Muslim lunar calendar. Observing the Ramadan…
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the local administration to take necessary measures to minimise damage and reduce public suffering following a train accident at Santahar in Bogura, carrying homebound holidaymakers. The Prime Minister spoke this evening with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bogura and inquired about the overall situation in the accident-hit area. During the conversation, he instructed authorities to ensure the quick rescue of the train and to take necessary steps so that passengers can reach their destinations without delay. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman confirmed the matter, stating that…
Metro Rail services in the capital will remain suspended on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, said a press release of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL). It said metro rail services will resume as per the regular schedule from the day after Eid.
The cabinet has approved proposals to convert two ordinances related to the supplementary budget for fiscal year 2024-25 and the national budget for 2025-26 into law. The decision was taken at the cabinet’s third meeting held at the secretariat today, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. One of the approved proposals concerns the enactment of the Appropriation (Supplementary) Ordinance, 2025, which relates to the supplementary budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. Under Article 91 of the constitution, a supplementary financial statement must be presented in the parliament if approved expenditures become insufficient or exceed the allocated amount. However,…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the much-anticipated ‘Farmer Card’ programme on the occasion of Pahela Baishakh from Tangail Sadar upazila on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year (April 14). The decision was taken at a meeting of the Farmer Card preparing cell held at the Secretariat this afternoon with the Prime Minister in the chair, said Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. According to him, the premier will distribute the cards among farmers in the upazila. The government is set to roll out the cards under a pre-piloting initiative as part of implementing its electoral commitments.…
The Afghan government said on Tuesday that about 400 people were killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in the capital, Kabul, in the deadliest attack in the recent violence between the two neighbours. Hundreds more were said to have been wounded at the facility, which was hit Monday night, flattening buildings used to treat people from across the country for addictions to marijuana, amphetamines and other narcotics. There was no immediate independent verification of the toll, but AFP reporters saw at least 30 bodies taken from the site in the chaotic and smouldering aftermath of…
Iranian army chief Amir Hatami threatened on Wednesday to launch a “decisive and regrettable” retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli air strike. “Iran’s response to the assassination of the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council will be decisive and regrettable,” Hatami said in a statement. The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s powerful military force that is separate from the army, said in a statement Wednesday that it had launched missiles at central Israel “in revenge for the blood of martyr Dr Ali Larijani and his companions”.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated free Wi-Fi service at Saidpur Airport here as part of the government’s initiative to expand digital facilities and improve public services at airports and other busy locations across the country. The Prime Minister launched the service while returning to Dhaka this evening after concluding his visit to Dinajpur to inaugurate the nationwide programme to excavate and re-excavate rivers, canals and water bodies in the Balrampur area of Kaharole upazila. “The Prime Minister formally inaugurated the service by scanning the Wi-Fi QR code at Saidpur Airport,” Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly told BSS. He…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today offered ziarat at the graves of his grandparents and aunt at Sheikh Farid Model Graveyard in the district town. The prime minister offered the ziarat at graves of his grandfather Md Iskander Majumder, grandmother Taiba Majumder and aunt Khurshid Jahan Haque (Chocolate) and close relatives here. During the ziarat, Tarique Rahman recited Fateha and offered prayers, seeking eternal peace and forgiveness for their departed souls. Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain along with leaders of Dinajpur district BNP and its associate bodies were present on the occasion.
Missiles and drones rained on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, killing one civilian, disrupting the world’s busiest airport and sparking a fire at a crucial oil hub. Iran has kept up strikes on the UAE since war erupted in the Middle East, disrupting commercial air travel and targeting energy installations on both sides of the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks have piled economic pressure on the oil-rich country, which also serves as a hub for international travel. In the usually quiet northern emirate of Umm Al Quwain, a drone attack damaged an unspecified building but inflicted no casualties, authorities…
