As the moon of the holy month of Shawwal was not sighted anywhere in the country, this year's 30 days of Ramadan are being completed. As a result, Muslims in the country will celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Fitr Saturday (March 21).
The pressure of homebound passengers has increased on the Paturia-Daulatdia river route in Manikganj. People from the southwestern part of the country are flocking to visit home on this river route. However, thousands of passengers have been suffering due to the excess pressure in the ghat area and the launch shortage.
Due to the pressure of additional vehicles and the slowness in collecting toll at the Jamuna Bridge toll plaza, traffic jams have been created in a 30-kilometer area on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway.
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has claimed that no additional fare is being charged anywhere from homebound passengers on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
A woman has lost her life after falling from a rickshaw when some miscreants tried to snatch her bah from a private car.
The government has formed a six-member probe committee to investigate a launch collision at Sadarghat that left two people dead on Wednesday.