Eid-ul-Azha 2026
Qurbani, hajj, and the economy Bangladesh is failing to manage
Bangladesh produces a significant share of the world’s raw leather, yet captures only a small fraction of the global leather goods trade.
2 hour(s) ago
Let no preventable deaths mar this Eid
The roads will fill again during the next Eid. The government can enforce rules before another tragedy strikes.
7 hour(s) ago
Main Eid jamaat at National Eidgah to be held at 7:30am
National Eidgah ready to accommodate 35,000 worshippers; president, PM, diplomats expected at main Eid jamaat
25 May 2026, 17:22 PM
Too many cattle, too few buyers
Across Rangpur division, farmers face mounting losses as Eid markets remain sluggish despite massive oversupply
25 May 2026, 13:13 PM
DSCC aims to clear sacrificial waste by 9:30pm on Eid day
Over 13,000 sanitation workers and 2,117 vehicles to be deployed across Dhaka South
25 May 2026, 12:42 PM
Prices too high as cattle sales begin
The sale of sacrificial animals at various makeshift cattle markets across Dhaka began yesterday, with a good number of animals having arrived already.
25 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Zilhajj moon sighted: Eid-ul-Azha in Bangladesh on May 28
National Moon Sighting Committee made the announcement following a meeting at the Islamic Foundation
18 May 2026, 18:51 PM
Customs houses to operate on limited scale during Eid holidays
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed all customs houses and stations to keep import and export operations running on a limited scale during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holidays.
18 May 2026, 18:32 PM
Banks to remain open on May 23-24 for Eid-related transactions
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed all banks to keep their branches, and sub-branches open on May 23 and 24 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to facilitate financial transactions and salary payments for garment workers.
18 May 2026, 18:18 PM
Saudi Arabia to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on May 27
Dhul Hijjah crescent moon sighted
17 May 2026, 22:22 PM
High Court orders special train compartments for women during Eid-ul-Azha
Order follows a public interest petition seeking enforcement of legal provisions requiring dedicated compartments for female travellers
12 May 2026, 18:41 PM
Rain may intensify Eid gridlock as millions leave Dhaka: Transport minister
Around 1.5 crore people are expected to leave Dhaka; authorities prepare extra mobile courts, highway monitoring and BGB deployment
11 May 2026, 20:04 PM