Prime Minister Tarique Rahman personally went out on the streets of the capital to monitor the post-Eid-ul-Azha cattle waste removal operation and assess the overall cleanliness situation in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.
An unusual albino buffalo, popularly nicknamed “Donald Trump” on social media, has become a major attraction at the National Zoo in Mirpur during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, drawing large crowds of visitors.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will observe the 45th death anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman with a series of nationwide programmes on Saturday.
In the last 24 hours, 10 more children have died of measles and symptoms across the country. At the same time, 732 new people have been found to have measles and its symptoms. Of these, 674 are suspected measles patients. There are 58 confirmed measles patients.
The sacrificial animal hide market witnessed another major collapse during Eid-ul-Azha this year, with tannery owners and major traders largely ignoring the prices fixed by the government, leaving seasonal traders, madrasas and orphanages facing heavy losses.
Dhaka is now largely empty due to the long holiday of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. As a large part of the city dwellers have gone to their villages to celebrate Eid with their families, a kind of silence has descended on this busy metropolis.