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Maha Navami, the ninth day of Sharadiya Durga Puja, the main religious festival of the Sanatan community, is being observed today. On Tuesday (October 20), devotees are marking the day with worship, offering anjali, distributing prasad and performing various other rituals. While devotees will throng the mandaps for Navami puja, the mood of the goddess's impending departure will also be felt as the festival nears its end.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 484 people in the capital over the past 24 hours in its regular drives. Police also filed 53 cases for various offences and seized a large quantity of drugs and other items.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 490 people in raids across the capital over the past 24 hours and filed 42 cases.
Languages are not merely a medium of communication. They are also repositories of the collective consciousness of the people who speak them. Their sorrows, stories, fears and hopes remain gathered in the layers of words for centuries. The closeness of two languages, therefore, cannot be measured by the similarity of their words alone.
An artificial shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders appears to develop about two weeks before a new price hike is announced. Once the revised prices take effect, supplies return to normal.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Bangladesh made a disappointing start to the tri-nation ODI series in the United Arab Emirates. On Saturday (17 October) at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Tigers lost to Zimbabwe by a big margin of 99 runs. Chasing 272, Bangladesh were bowled out for just 172 in 33.4 overs.
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi starred as Inter Miami beat Atlanta United 3-1 in Major League Soccer (MLS). The match was played on Saturday (17 October) at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Messi scored twice and also contributed to a teammate’s goal. With the assist, he became only the third player to record at least 15 assists in three consecutive MLS seasons, a rare achievement.
Liton Das could not play in the first match of the tri-nation series against Zimbabwe due to injury. This time it has been learnt that the Bangladesh team will not get him in the entire series. This wicketkeeper-batter has been ruled out of the series due to the problem of the right hip joint.
Bangladesh's cricket team begins its mission to fine-tune preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup. As the first step of that campaign, the Tigers take on Zimbabwe today, Saturday, in the opening match of a tri-nation ODI series in the United Arab Emirates. The match starts in Abu Dhabi at 5:30 pm Bangladesh time.
Bangladesh Under-19 women’s cricket team finished runners-up in the tri-series after suffering a thrilling four-run defeat to Sri Lanka in the final.
Former Bangladesh women’s cricket captain Jahanara Alam has applied to return to the national team after spending nearly two years away from international cricket.
A total of 21,647 Pakistani nationals are being held in prisons in at least 72 countries around the world. The figure emerged from a written reply submitted by Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry during the question-and-answer session of the National Assembly on Monday (October 19), according to Pakistani media reports.
At least 58 people have been killed in a missile attack on a government security forces training camp in Yemen's southern Shabwa province. More than 200 others were injured, and 14 people have been missing since the attack.
Massive protests that have been shaking France for a month are spreading across the continent and threatening to destabilize other governments, beyond that of Emmanuel Macron. This weekend, Italy also experienced mobilizations that, in some cases, turned into violent riots and clashes between protesters and the police. The problems were concentrated mainly in Milan, where the police arrested 271 people between Saturday and Sunday, the vast majority of them minors.
BNP will interview female aspirants seeking the party's nomination for the by-election to reserved women's seats in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad on October 19.
Mahfuz Alam, a former adviser to the interim government, has remarked that the country has boarded the far-right train. In his view, the political environment is being shaped through coordinated campaigns and character assassination on social media, pushing many people from the right towards the far right.
Cocktail bombs were thrown in front of the central office of the National Citizen Party (NCP) in Banglamotor, Dhaka.
Police have shown four people arrested in a case filed on charges of anti-state activities over the incident of pouring ink on the graffiti of world poet Rabindranath Tagore on the wall in front of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha of the capital.
An artificial shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders appears to develop about two weeks before a new price hike is announced. Once the revised prices take effect, supplies return to normal.
Spread out a map of the world today, and it looks rather like a sprawling house undergoing renovation. Someone is cutting through mountains to lay railway tracks, someone is building roads across the desert, someone else is connecting one port to another. China is expanding its routes to Europe. India is planning a passage west through the Arabian Peninsula. Kazakhstan, Türkiye and Laos are all busy drawing more trade through their own backyards. Bangladesh stands at a crossroads surrounded by possibilities. Only the destination of our own journey remains unclear.
A devastating fire broke out on the morning of Saturday at the Tuptup Resto & Resort in the Patuartek area of Inani, Cox's Bazar. According to reports released so far, 10 people have died and several others have been injured in the incident.
Bangladesh has sought details from Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador Abdullah bin Zafar H. Bin Abiar regarding the two Bangladeshis whose death penalty was executed in Makkah.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam has commented that the incident of the execution of the death penalty of two Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia is a big lesson for Bangladesh. She has advised the Bangladeshis staying abroad to abide by the laws of the concerned country.
Dhallywood actress Pori Moni has drawn attention by appearing in the guise of Goddess Durga. Dressed in a red-bordered white sari, a towering crown, a floral garland and jewellery all over, she took on the look of the goddess, a lotus flower in her hand. Since the video of the look was posted on social media, the actress has been showered with praise from fans.
Water, the source of life and a symbol of purity and creation, will take centre stage at this year’s Durga Puja celebrations organised by the Gulshan-Banani Sarbojanin Puja Foundation. The foundation has chosen ‘Jalaj’, meaning ‘born of water’, as its theme for Sharodotsav 1433, placing the importance of water and its connection to life, spirituality and nature at the heart of its pandal design.
Bangladesh Bank has sold $20 million from its reserves to keep the foreign exchange market stable, amid concerns that the dollar's exchange rate could cross Tk 124.
