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Eid-ul-Fitr Monday if moon sighted Sunday

Shawdesh Desk: Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on Monday, if the moon of Shawwal month is seen in the sky of Bangladesh on Sunday (May 1).

Muhith’s first janaza held

Shawdesh Desk: The first namaz-e-janaza of former finance minister AMA Muhith was held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan of the capital at 11:00 am on Saturday. But, his second janaza at

Adulterated vermicelli causes concerns

Shawdesh Desk: A section of unscrupulous businessmen is producing substandard vermicelli and selling those in the name of popular brands across the country ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Illegal vermicelli factories mushroomed

Former finance minister Muhith passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka, Apr 30: One of the country’s longest-serving finance ministers, the only one who commanded the economy for 10 consecutive years, and the principal architect of the Awami League’s

People leaving Dhaka in droves

Shawdesh Desk: Defying all odds, people continued to leave the capital in their thousands to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, with their near and dear ones at

Dhaka welcomes latest peace move in conflict-torn Yemen

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has welcomed the announcement of the former Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to transfer power to the Presidential Leadership Council headed by Rashad al- Alimi to help

Holidaymakers suffer due to tailback on both sides of Bangabandhu Bridge

Shawdesh Desk: Both sides of the highway on the Bangabandhu Bridge witnessed traffic congestion on Friday due to a rush of vehicles carrying home-bound passenger ahead of Eid. Tailback extended

Brace for showers in next 24 hours!

Shawdesh Desk: Expect a brief reprieve from the sweltering summer heat, as the weatherman has predicted rain or thunder showers in parts of Bangladesh in the next 24 hours. “The