Ahead of the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja, various shopping malls, markets and shops across the country will be allowed to remain open until 10pm until October 22. During this period, these establishments will remain open from 11am to 10pm.
A Bangladeshi national named Md Sajib Hossain has been killed in a drone or missile attack by Houthi rebels on an Aramco facility in the Al Khurais area of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. The information was conveyed in a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, October 5.
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has again decreased the price of gold in the country’s market. According to the new decision the price of per bhori of 22-carat gold has been fixed at 2 lakh 29 thousand 80 taka including VAT by decreasing 1 thousand 691 taka.
The government offices will remain closed for continuous three days from October 20 to 22 next on the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja. Due to this rearrangement in the holiday schedule the government offices will remain open on October 17 next (Saturday) and it will be counted as a working day.
United Kingdom High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook has paid a courtesy call on Information and Broadcasting Minister Andalib Rahman at the ministry on Monday. State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yaser Khan Chowdhury was present at this time.
Police has strengthened the security system of the BRAC University campus in Merul-Badda of the capital after receiving an e-mail of bomb attack threat. This measure was taken after the university authorities filed a general diary at the police station. However who the threat-giver is has not yet been identified.