An air-conditioned bus caught fire on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Saturia upazila of Manikganj yesterday.

After a month of fasting, our bodies get used to the meal schedules. Here’s how to ease into the regular diet.

People coming to National Eidgah ground for Eid prayers can only bring prayer rugs and umbrellas with them, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said yesterday.

Amid last-minute mad rush for Eid shopping, the Uttara outlet of local fashion brand Aarong was shut down for a few hours and fined Tk 4.5 lakh yesterday, for discrepancies in pricing labels of two products in the same category.

A court in Chattogram yesterday placed an inmate on a five-day remand in connection with the murder of Amit Muhuri, a notorious criminal, who was killed inside Chattogram Central Jail (CCJ) on May 29.

A total of 568 Eid jamats will be held in the capital under two city corporations this Eid.

Sector Commanders’ Forum (SCF) yesterday called upon Air Vice-Marshal (retd) AK Khandker to clarify why and on which vested quarter’s provocation he “distorted historic facts” in his book “1971: Bhitore Baire”.

Every three out of four Rohingya babies are born in unsafe and unsanitary bamboo shelters, putting the lives of mother and baby at great risk, says Save the Children in a new report published yesterday.

A group of youngsters has arranged new clothes for underprivileged children in Savar to help them celebrate Eid.

Customers are thronging shops on footpaths in Khulna city ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr expected to be celebrated tomorrow.

An indispensable part of Eid-ul-Fitr is new clothes, and getting them tailored gives one more freedom to customise the look and fit. With the familiar noise of scissors and sewing machines welcoming customers, tailor shops are bustling as Eid knocks on the door.

HM Mezbah Uddin, Kanungo (a land official) at Lalbagh Revenue Circle of Dhaka is suspended for his alleged involvement in corruption.

The families of the victims of Nimtoli fire incident are yet to get any justice over the tragedy that took place nine years ago.

Who will water the rooftop plants during Eid holidays? What would happen to the plant babies in the absence of water? Will they survive during the weeklong vacation? Many green lovers in the capital might become worried about who will care for their plants in their absence when they will be celebrating their Eid vacation with their near and dear ones at their village homes.

Amid last-minute mad rush for Eid shopping, Aarong’s showroom in Uttara of Dhaka is shut down for a few hours and fined Tk 4.5 lakh for discrepancies in pricing labels of two similar products.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police beefs up security measures in the capital ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.

People from all walks of life paid their last respects to renowned theatre personality and language movement activist Prof Momtazuddin Ahmed as his body was taken to Dhaka University Central Mosque for the second namaz-e-janaza today.

A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held tomorrow evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

Transport workers have been charging extra fare from the passengers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr as hundreds of people were seen waiting on the city roads due to lack of transport.

These Ukrainians withdrew cash from ATMs without any transaction recorded in the bank server or deduction of money from any client's account.