Instability hinders business, Eid sales expected to decline
Instability hinders business, Eid sales expected to decline

Due to overall instability in the country, business activities have not picked up pace. Seven months after the fascist Sheikh Hasinas regime fell, the law and order situation has not normalized, and the political climate is still unstable. The country is grappling with an economic crisis, and...

Bashundhara Shuvosangho brings Eid joy to gypsy children with new clothes
Bashundhara Shuvosangho brings Eid joy to gypsy children with new clothes

Bashundhara Shuvosangho has brought Eid cheer to children from gypsy communities in Jhenaidahs Pobhati area by distributing new clothes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Around 38 destitute families from the community have been living in the area for years, struggling to afford even daily meals. For many...

BB halts exchange of new notes for Eid
BB halts exchange of new notes for Eid

Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of the country, has announced the postponement of its planned exchange of new currency notes ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB. Executive Director and Spokesperson of the bank Arif Hossain Khan confirmed the decision to UNB, stating that a fresh notification had...

Eid advance train ticket sales to begin on March 14
Eid advance train ticket sales to begin on March 14

Bangladesh Railway will begin selling advance train tickets from March 14 on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. The decision was taken at an interministerial meeting held at Bidyut Bhaban in the capital on Sunday. Road Transport and Bridges, and Power and Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul...

Govt employees to receive salary before month ends on the occasion of Eid
Govt employees to receive salary before month ends on the occasion of Eid

On the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the government has decided to pay the salary of all officials and employees working in government, semi-government and autonomous institutions for the month of March on the 23rd of this month. This information was shared in a notification from the...

Route permits to be at risk for overcharging on waterways, warns adviser
Route permits to be at risk for overcharging on waterways, warns adviser

Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Thursday (March 6) warned that passenger vessels charging fares beyond the fixed rates will face not only fines but also the cancellation of their route permits. No passenger vessel would be allowed to charge more than the fixed fares, and a...

Advance ticket sales for Eid journey to start on March 14
Advance ticket sales for Eid journey to start on March 14

Bangladesh Railways has completed preparations for advance tickets and passenger transport on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr. Advance ticket sales for intercity trains on Eid will start from March 14 and will continue until March 20. During this time, passengers will get tickets for...

CEC wants to hold elections like the Eid festival
CEC wants to hold elections like the Eid festival

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AKM Nasir Uddin has sought dua (blessings) and cooperation from the countrymen to gift them a fair election in the future. My directive to everyone is to cooperate with the commission to hold a fair election. Barring people at the voting centres and hitting them...

BB to issue new notes from March 19 centering Eid
BB to issue new notes from March 19 centering Eid

Like the previous years, the Bangladesh Bank will issue new notes in the market denominations of Taka 5, Taka 20, and Taka 50 through various scheduled banks of Dhaka region centering the upcoming Holy Eid ul Fitr, reports BSS. The common people will be able to take new notes from March 19 to...