The main Eid-ul-Azha Jamaat in the capital will be held at 7:30 am at the National Eidgah under the management of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). DSCC has already completed all necessary preparations for holding the main Eid congregation. President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, along with Cabinet members, judges, senior government officials and foreign diplomats, are expected to join the main congregation. Comprehensive arrangements have been made to ensure a safe, smooth and comfortable prayer environment with modern facilities and separate provisions for men and women worshippers. The National Eidgah spans around 30,000 square metres, including a…
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will take part in three programmes on the day of Eid-ul-Azha. He will join the main Eid congregation at the National Eidgah in the capital at 7:30 am, said Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. Later, the premier will go to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar to visit the graves of his parents, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, and offer Fateha there. Following the visit, he will go to his Gulshan residence. In the afternoon, the prime minister will attend the traditional Borokhana (feast) to be hosted by the armed forces at Dhaka…
The United States carried out new strikes on southern Iran on Thursday, after President Donald Trump threatened to “finish the job” if Tehran did not agree to a peace deal. Iranian media reported three loud explosions rang out in the port city of Bandar Abbas in the early hours of Thursday morning, following US strikes earlier in the week that underscored the fragile state of a diplomatic push to get a provisional peace agreement across the finish line. “Today, US Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz,” a…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today greeted the countrymen and Muslims across the world on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. In a message, the Prime Minister said Eid-ul-Azha carries the profound message of sacrifice, piety, self-purification and devotion to the Almighty Allah, reminding believers of the highest ideals of faith. He said the holy festival returns every year with renewed inspiration for spiritual upliftment and complete submission to the will of the Creator. “I extend my heartfelt Eid Mubarak to the people of Bangladesh and Muslims across the world on this auspicious occasion. I also convey Eid greetings to the…
Holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, is being celebrated across the country today with due religious fervor and festivity. People are celebrating the festival, also known as “Qurbanir Eid,” in the spirit of devotion, sacrifice and submission to the will of the Almighty Allah. On this occasion, Muslim devotees offered Eid prayers at Eidgahs and mosques across the country in the morning. Religious scholars and khateebs delivered sermons in those prayers highlighting the significance of Qurbani and the teachings of sacrifice in Islam. After the prayers, people exchanged Eid greetings, strengthening the bonds of fraternity and…
President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers along with hundreds of devotees at National Eidgah here this morning. They offered the prayers in the day’s first Eid congregation held at 7:30 am at the national Eidgah ground, President’s Press Wing said today. After the namaj they joined a munajat with the devotees seeking blessings of the almighty for Muslim Ummah as well the nation. Chief Justice, cabinet members, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator, judges of the Supreme Court and High Court, parliament members, political leaders, diplomats, and high-ranking civil and military officials joined the Eid…
The BNP-led government has started making a visible impact on public life and society by taking up 200 initiatives and projects in its first 100 days and implementing those. As a result, the government has brought a message of optimism and positive change to the nation. This information has been revealed in an e-book published by the Prime Minister’s Office this morning, highlighting the significant achievements of the government, the activities of various ministries and the initiatives taken by the government. The e-book published by the Prime Minister’s Press Wing will be updated regularly with time. The published e-book says…
Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, defying searing temperatures under the desert sun as they fulfilled a lifelong dream. From daybreak, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230 feet) rocky hill near Mecca, where the Prophet Mohammed is believed to have delivered his last sermon. Volunteers handed out bottles of water, parasols and food packages to the tens of thousands of pilgrims as they made their way toward Mount Arafat, as helicopters buzzed overhead regularly. “It is an indescribable feeling,” said Ahmed Abu al-Ezz, a…
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Administrator Mahfuzur Rahman Riton today said that, in accordance with the Prime Minister’s directive, the city corporation will remove sacrificial animal waste and clean the city within 6 to 8 hours. “The Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, has instructed all city corporations in the country to remove sacrificial waste within 12 hours,” he said, seeking the cooperation of city dwellers in carrying out the task. “Under the management of the RCC, preparations have been made to hold Eid prayers at six Eidgahs, including the Central Eidgah. The work is now in its final stage,” he added. The…
Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee today said BNP is working beyond party affiliations, alleging that a particular party has been obstructing the government’s activities over the past three months in a manner that goes against political decency and courtesy. “BNP never sided with any particular group and neither encouraged nor extended preferential treatment to anyone,” he said. The minister made the remarks while exchanging views with party leaders and activists at Mandari Bazar in Chandraganj upazila here tonight. Anee, also a joint secretary general of BNP, asked party leaders and activists to move forward with patience. Urging party leaders…
