A case has been filed in the capital's Sadarghat area over the casualties and missing person in the collision of two launches. So far, five people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Many former ministers, members of parliament (MPs) and high-ranking officials who once held important positions in politics and administration will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr inside the prison this time.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has extended his heartfelt greetings to the people of the country and Muslims around the world on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
The government will bear the education costs of the two children of Mosharraf Hossain, a Bangladeshi migrant worker killed in a missile strike in Saudi Arabia.
The Bangladesh Road Transport Owners-Workers Coordination Council has claimed that the allegation of charging around Tk148 crore extra fare on buses ahead of Eid is 'baseless' and 'misleading'.
A different picture was seen at Dhaka's Kamalapur railway station on the day before Eid. Although it is usually crowded at this time, most of the trains are leaving with empty seats this time.