Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury described this year’s Eid celebrations as uniquely joyful for the nation due to the country’s strengthened democratic environment.
Three cement-laden trawlers sank in the Padma River in Naria Upazila of Shariatpur due to a sudden storm. The trawlers were carrying about six thousand bags of cement.
Like every year, Bangladesh Railway will operate two special trains to facilitate devotees to join the country’s largest congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr at the historic Sholakia ground in the district.
A bus hit a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw, a battery-powered auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh, leaving two people dead.
State Minister for Road Transport and Bridges and Railways Habibur Rashid Habib said that punitive action is being taken against officials responsible for negligence or mismanagement in train services during the Eid rush.
A Bangladeshi young man was injured by gunfire from the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Jibannagar border in Chuadanga.