Sudhirendar Sharma The Ganga’s sacredness doesn’t guarantee its purity, as devotees draw a distinction between material cleanliness and ritual purity. Paradox! Exploiting the very source of life for economic and political gains has reduced our individual and collective relationship with water. With the intrinsic value of water being ignored in its sheer assessment as a resource worthy of appropriation, an ... Read More »
Dhaka, Aug 12 – The BNP on Monday said the government’s failure on all fronts has robbed the people of their Eid joy. Read More »
Srinagar, Aug 12 (AP/UNB) — Troops in India-administered Kashmir allowed some Muslims to walk to local mosques alone or in pairs to pray for the Eid al-Adha festival on Monday during an unprecedented security lockdown that still forced most people in the disputed region to stay indoors on the Islamic holy day. Read More »
Dhaka, Aug 12 – BNP chief Begum Khaleda Zia’s relatives, including her two granddaughters, saw the ailing former prime minister at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital on the Eid day on Monday. Read More »
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday vowed to return the trust and confidence of the people for giving her party the opportunity to form the government for the third consecutive time. Read More »
Dhaka, Aug 12 – The holy Eid-ul-Adha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, was celebrated across the country today with due solemnity and religious fervour and amid tight security. On the occasion, the Muslims across the country offered prayers in Eid congregations and sacrificed animals in the name of almighty Allah. Read More »
Alaska (AP/UNB) — Alaska scientists say the chances of a polar bear encounter have increased after research reveals the bears are arriving on shore earlier and staying on land longer, a report said. Read More »
Johannesburg (AP/UNB) — Springboks captain Siya Kolisi will play some part in the Rugby World Cup warmup test against Argentina this weekend, coach Rassie Erasmus said on Monday, with little time left for the flanker to prove his fitness. Read More »
London, Aug 12 (AP/UNB) — England left center Ben Te’o out of its Rugby World Cup squad on Monday after he was involved in a scuffle with a teammate at a training camp in Italy. Read More »
Dhaka, Aug 11 — Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College added a 200-bed ward on Sunday to serve dengue patients as the outbreak continues. Read More »
New Delhi, Aug 11 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir said they eased restrictions in the region’s main city for a third straight day on Sunday ahead of a major Islamic festival, following India’s move to strip the region of its constitutional autonomy and impose an indefinite curfew. Read More »
Thakurgaon, Aug 11 – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said dengue turned into an epidemic due the government’s indifference and lack of accountability. Read More »
Dhaka, Aug 11 — The government on Sunday raised the dengue death toll to 40. Thirty-nine of the deaths were recorded at hospitals in Dhaka City. The other one was reported from Dhaka Division (outside the capital), the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services said. Read More »
Mina: On the first day of Eid al-Adha – the third day of Hajj – hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims walked together to Jamarat Al-Aqaba in Mina. Read More »
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