Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, the feast of the sacrifice, on July 9, as the crescent moon of Zilhajj was sighted Wednesday.The sighting of the crescent moon of Zilhajj, the month in which the hajj pilgrimage takes place, was confirmed at the…
A youth has been detained with 10 gold bars in Magura, anti-narcotics cops said on Thursday.The detainee has been identified as Sakib Hossain, 22, of Sharsha upazila of Jashore.Acting on a tip-off that drugs were being transported to Jashore from Chatt…
A van veered off the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Narsingdi and ploughed into a group of people walking along the high-speed corridor on Thursday morning, leaving five of them dead.Police suspect the van driver dozed off at the wheel.The deceased were ident…
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, Samrat is hogging the limelight in Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj upazila.Samrat isn’t any other ordinary bull, technically a steer, a neutered male popular for its meat – the cattle weighs around 40 maund.Zulfikar Ali, its owner, sai…
After Hajj, Umrah is another important thing for devout Muslims. If you want to go for Umrah from Bangladesh, either you can process yourself or process through a travel agency. Various travel agencies in Bangladesh offer all packages for performing Um…
NATO faced rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges ” to global stability.The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid, where it issued a stark w…
Major rivers in Sylhet including the Surma and the Kushiyara have started swelling again due to incessant rains since Tuesday, creating panic among local people already devastated by worst flood in living memory.The Surma and the Kushiyara rivers are f…
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on July 10 (Sunday) as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Thursday.The decision was made at a meeting…
The importance of the Middle East to Bangladesh in terms of geo-politics, geo-economy and geo-energy has been highlighted at a seminar here.The region houses two of the holy mosques and key players of major significance to the Muslim Ummah, and thus Ba…
The United Nations has awarded two fallen peacekeepers from Bangladesh Air Force posthumously with the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal.Families of the air force personnel, who died while serving in a UN peacekeeping mission, received the medal and financial ass…
BNP Vice-Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo on Thursday said the Awami League government will not be allowed to retain power by ‘rigging’ votes again in the next general election. “This regime has been in power by rigging votes. But it won’t be possible for th…
The Embassy of Japan Thursday celebrated its 50 years in Dhaka.Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen joined the function.Japan recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign state on February 10, 1972, soon after its independence. The country opened its embassy in D…
The Bangladesh News Gazette is a leading news publication that works with the long-term responsibility of strengthening public opinion on how the democratic system should work and how to sustain and nurture democratic norms effectively. The publication has been privileged to be part of a change while upholding the duties of a free press.