Government raises Durga Puja grant to Tk 5 crore
The government has increased its grant for Durga Puja celebrations to Tk聽5 crore this year, up by Tk聽1 crore from last year鈥檚 allocation of Tk聽4 crore...
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Women leaders for steps to prevent聽 untoward incidents during Puja
Women鈥檚 rights activists on Tuesday urged the government to take effective measures against any untoward incidents centring on Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus.
All citizens deserve equal rights: Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that every citizen of Bangladesh was entitled to equal dignity and rights, saying that no one should face discrimination on the basis of religion, ideology or economic status.
Yunus urges all to stay alert to any plot centring Durga Puja
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged all to stay alert against any attempts of conspiracy centering Durga Puja celebrations.
Govt approves 1,200 tonne hilsa for India鈥檚 Durga Puja
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said that approval was given to send 1,200 metric tonnes of hilsa to India that year as per courtesy and request on the occasion of Durga Puja...
Hili land port to remain shut for 8 days due to Durga Puja
Trade activities through Hili land port will remain suspended for eight consecutive days from September 26 due to Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community.
24-hr surveillance at 33,000 puja mandaps planned: home adviser
Home adviser retired Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said that members of the law enforcing agencies would be put on round-the-clock surveillance at 33,000 puja mandaps to be set up across the country to ensure...
1,200 tonnes of hilsa to be exported to India
The government has decided to allow exporting 1,200 tonnes of hilsa to India on the eve of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community...
Bangladesh's interim govt approves 11-day Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha holidays, 2-day for Durga Puja
The council of advisers on Thursday approved the proposed list of 26 holidays, including 5-day for Eid-ul-Fitr, 6-day for Eid-ul-Azha and two-day for Durga Puja for...
Trade thru Benapole resumes after 5-day holiday
Trade between Bangladesh and India through the Benapole land port resumed on Monday morning after a five-day closure marking Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of Hindus...
Bangladesh terms Indian allegation of damaging temples, deities 鈥榖aseless鈥�
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has ruled out the Indian allegation of damaging temples and deities in Bangladesh during Durga puja terming those as baseless.
15 people hurt in clash in Dhaka's Patuatuli area
At least 15 people were injured in a clash that erupted after a procession of Hindu devotees was reportedly attacked.
Bangladesh exports 532 tonnes of hilsa to India in 11 days
Bangladesh has exported 532 metric tonnes of hilsa to India in 11 days till Saturday night on the occasion of Durga Puja against this year鈥檚 export approval for 2420MTS.
Durga Puja聽ends with immersion聽of idols in Bangladesh
The grand festival of 5-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja concluded Sunday night with celebrations of 鈥楽indur Khela鈥� in day time, immersion of idols in the evening at nearby waterbodies and...
Bangladesh president urges people of all faiths to work for country
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday called on everyone irrespective of their religions and castes to work together to take the country forward...
President to exchange greetings with Hindu leaders today
President Mohammed Shahabuddin will exchange greetings with the Hindu community leaders at Bangabhaban on Sunday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the...
Massive operation against drug, extortion after puja: IGP
Issuing a warning against robbery, drug and extortion, inspector general of police Md Moinul Islam on Saturday said that massive operations would be launched across the country after Durga Puja.
Durga Puja to end with immersion of idols today
The five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will end on Sunday with the immersion of the idols of goddess Durga and her children in water bodies across the country amid festivity...
Tarique, Fakhrul greet聽Hindus on聽Bijaya Dashami
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday extended their greetings to the Hindu community on the...
Bangladesh interim chief Yunus exchanges greetings with Hindus at Dhakeswari
Chief adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday visited Dhakeswari national temple in Old Dhaka to exchange greetings with the Hindu community on the...
Case filed against three, road blocked
A case was filed with the Kotwali police station on Saturday against three people over attack near a Durga Puja mandap in the capital鈥檚 Tanti Bazar area on Friday night that left five people injured...
Five injured in attack near Tanti Bazar purja mandap
At least five people were injured in an attack near a Durga Puja mandap at Tanti Bazar in the capital鈥檚 old town Friday evening.
Case filed over Islamic song at puja mandap
A case was filed against seven people on Friday over the performance of Islamic songs at a puja venue in Chattogram.
Home adviser affirms holding Durga Puja peacefully across Bangladesh
Home affairs adviser lieutenant general (retired) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday affirmed that Durga Puja would be held smoothly and peacefully across Bangladesh...
Everyone responsible for protecting nation鈥檚 image: Khalid
Religious affairs adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Thursday said that the responsibility to protect and enhance the country鈥檚 image lay with people of all religions as the country belonged to everyone...
Maha Saptami celebrated with pomp
Maha Saptami, the second day of the five-day Sharadiyo Durga Puja, was celebrated on Thursday amid due religious fervor and gaiety...
Bangladesh exports 479 MT hilsa to India thru Benapole in 13 days
Bangladesh has so far exported 479 metric tonnes of hilsa to India marking Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, through Benapole land port.
Biggest religious fest of Hindus Durga Puja begins across Bangladesh
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, has begun at temples and makeshift mandaps across the country amid due religious fervour and festivity...
Trade at Sonamasjid Land Port suspended for 6 days
In observance of the Sharadiya Durga Puja, all import-export activities at the Sonamasjid Land Port will remain suspended for six consecutive days, from October 9 to October 14.
Durga Puja begins Thursday
Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will begin on Wednesday with invocation of goddess Durga on the day of Maha Shasthi at...