Eid holidays

Out canvassing in Eid time

Leaders of major political parties used the Eid holidays to campaign for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2019.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Road crashes claim 41 lives in 4 days

At least 41 people were killed and dozens injured in road accidents in different districts in last four days, including Eid holidays from
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Trains leave Dhaka on time as Eid rush starts

No hitch on the train communication from Dhaka so far, as Eid holidaymakers start leaving the capital to make vacation on the second day today.
22 June 2017, 05:45 AM

Banks to remain open on July 2, 3

All bank branches to remain open on July 2 and 3 in industrial areas of Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar, to facilitate disbursement of salaries to garment workers.
23 June 2016, 12:29 PM

Civil servants to get 9-day Eid holiday

Good news for civil servants! The government declares a long nine-day holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest Muslim religious festival, starting from July 1.
22 June 2016, 10:20 AM

[WATCH] India inaugurates ‘Eid Visa Camp’ for Bangladeshis

India launches ‘Eid Visa Camp’, the first of its kind, to ease Bangladeshi national’s travel to the country during the Eid holidays.
4 June 2016, 07:28 AM

Highway accidents: The insane ideas

Every day as holidayers returned from home, scores died in road crashes. And this prompted the government to make some insanely funny decisions.
12 August 2015, 07:47 AM

Journey home made terrible

People rushing for home to celebrate Eid feel the pinch of inadequate transport and road capacity as well the poorly manned traffic at some points of their journey but for Masud Rana the trip was horrible all through right from the beginning.
17 July 2015, 17:58 PM

BAU halls vacated amid BCL tension

Authorities of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh vacated all halls this morning a week before Eid holidays to avoid untoward incidents in the campus centring infighting between BCL factions.
8 July 2015, 06:21 AM

The season of manmade disasters

That time is upon us again. Not just to witness people hitting markets for shopping, but also to see them leaving in droves for homes to see their dear ones.
6 July 2015, 18:00 PM

Stop plying faulty vessels

We are used to hearing assurances offered by the operators of various transport services as well as the relevant authorities in the administration that faulty vessels would not be allowed to run, particularly during the Eid holidays.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM