Saturday, October 13th, 2007 The Eid-ul-Fitr, after a month of fasting, will be celebrated tomorrow, if the new moon is sighted today. An inter-ministerial meeting, chaired by the religious affairs adviser, ASM Matiur Rahman, reviewed the government measures for celebrating the Eid with due religious festivity. The national flag will be hoisted atop government and non-governmental office buildings. The road and median strips from Banani Gate to the Bangabhaban in the capital will be decorated with the national flag and banners inscribed with ‘Eid Mubarak’, The Bangabhaban, Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, Chief Adviser’s Office, Bangladesh Secretariat, Supreme ...
(read more) Friday, October 12th, 2007Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow if the moon heralding the month of Shawal is sighted anywhere in Bangladesh today.The new moon will end the month-long fasting of Ramadan by Muslims. People will offer Eid prayers seeking divine blessings and eternal peace, progress and prosperity of the nation.Islamic Foundation sources said the National Moon Sighting Committee would sit at 6:30pm to scour the sky for the Shawal moon and also to receive information about moon sighting from across the country.If the moon is not sighted today, the festival ...
(read more) Sunday, December 31st, 2006Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow with due religious fervour and solemnity. This year the Eid coincides with the first day of the New Year, which the countrymen, particularly the residents of the capital, will start celebrating as soon as the clock strikes zero hour tonight.After the Eid prayers, well-to-do Muslims will sacrifice animals commemorating the readiness of Hazrat Ibrahim (A) to give up his dearest son Hazrat Ismail (A) to attain nearness of Allah. They will share sacrificial meat with their relatives, neighbours and poor people according to ...
(read more) Saturday, December 30th, 2006Dense fog in the early hours yesterday disrupted road and river communications across the country and forced suspension of flight operations at the Zia International Airport (ZIA) for hours, causing immense sufferings for the homebound passengers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.Thousands of passengers had to wait from Thursday last night until 11:00am, as there were long queues of vehicles at Paturia and Daulatdia ferry terminals. Chilly weather on the riverbank added to their sufferings."My family left for Magura early in the morning but reached there at 5:00pm. As they had to wait for several hours to get the ferry at ...
(read more) Friday, December 29th, 2006Thousands of passengers thronged bus, train and launch terminals yesterday, the last working day of the government employees, to leave the capital in a bid to observe Eid-ul-Azha with their near and dear ones.During visit to different terminals, The Daily Star correspondents found passengers facing scarcity of tickets and high rates.Different city streets yesterday looked less crowded and plying of vehicles was also thin in the afternoon.Meanwhile, additional policemen and Rapid Action Battalion forces were deployed in the terminals to avoid untoward situations.Sadarghat launch terminal yesterday witnessed the highest crowd compared to three bus terminals at Sayedabad, Mohakhali and Gabtoli ...
(read more) Monday, December 25th, 2006Private road and river transport owners have declared 40 per cent to 70 per cent increase in the fare on different long distance routes including the Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal route for 10 rush days before and after the Eid-ul-Azha. The increased fare will be effective from December 26.The special services arranged by state-owned Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) and Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) seem too insufficient to tackle the 'Eid rush' of passengers.The ticket and reservation for the launch cabins have already started selling on the black market.The one-way fare per passenger on Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal route has been increased ...
(read more) Monday, October 23rd, 2006The capital's railway stations, launch and bus terminals were crammed with home going city-dwellers last evening as most of them ended the last workday before the Eid holidays and headed out to celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr with their beloved ones.Sources at bus and launch terminals said although many vacationers started to set out for home last Thursday evening, most of them thronged to the outbound transport terminals of the city yesterday evening.Thousands overcrowded different ticket counters in the city, apparently more than available tickets. This pushed up ticket prices much higher than their reach.Passengers in long queues were awaiting their ...
(read more) Monday, October 23rd, 2006 Prices of essential food items including liquid milk, milk powder, atta, beef and rice shot up once again ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, putting an extra pressure on the middle and low income people. One litre packet of liquid milk of Arong or Milk Vita is now selling at Tk 45-50 in the retail market. Only three days back, it sold at Tk 32-35 while the approved maximum retail price (MRP) is Tk 32.Half-litre packet of milk of the brands has also become less available, leading to the rise of its price to Tk 25 or more while the MRP is ...
(read more) Monday, October 23rd, 2006The Muslims in the country will celebrate their biggest religious festival Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow if the crescent moon heralding the month of Shawal is sighted anywhere in Bangladesh today. The new moon will end the month-long fasting by the devoted Muslims during the month of Ramadan. The Muslims will offer Eid prayers seeking divine blessings and eternal peace, progress and prosperity of the people.The feast of Eid-ul-Fitr is seen as a celebration and reward for abstention during Ramadan, when devotees observe daylong fasting. Families traditionally gather to offer meals, as well as to give treats and gifts for children. They ...
(read more) Monday, October 23rd, 2006Serious confusion arises regarding the government holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr amid a rumour that the holidays will begin from today while the government official calendar mentioned October 24-26 as the scheduled dates.According to sources, the establishment ministry had prepared a proposal declaring Eid holidays from today and sent it to the prime minister for her approval.But the Cabinet Secretary Abu Solaiman Chowdhury while briefing the newsmen after the meeting of the secretaries with the prime minister yesterday said that there was no change in the scheduled dates and confirmed the beginning of the holidays from tomorrow.Many ministers also became confused ...
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