Eid-ul-Azha 2022
US$ 1.64bn remittance received in 21 days of July: Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh received US$ 1.64 billion inward remittance till July 21, due to Eid-ul-Azha when Bangladeshi migrants sent more money to families to celebrate one of the biggest festival of Muslims, according to data from Bangladesh Bank.
Prompt clean-up of Dhaka proof that change is possible
Take similar steps to clean roadside garbage on a daily basis
Don’t normalise deadly Eid journeys
Continued road casualties proof of poor planning and lax monitoring
Back to work after Eid holidays
The couple of days after Eid holidays are over, in countries like Bangladesh where a large section of urban dwellers rush back to their rural roots for festivals, offices often open up to slow pace of work and a temporarily smaller workforce. For those of us stuck at work because somebody must man the ship, it can get very boring very fast, especially if work pressure is lower than usual. Here is how to make that time a bit more bearable.
“Flawed management caused traffic jam during Eid, not roads”
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (July 12, 2022) blamed the traffic gridlock on highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha on the “flawed management and lack of coordination”, not condition of the roads.
Dhaka clean-up will start from 2pm today: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said that cleaners will start to remove the waste of sacrificial animals from 2pm today (July 10, 2022).
Nation celebrating Eid-ul-Azha
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country today (July 10, 2022).
Eid home rush: 25km tailback on east of Bangabandhu Bridge
A 25km long tailback was created on the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway today (July 8, 2022) following huge pressure of vehicles on both sides of the bridge ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Motorcycles on Padma Bridge unlikely before Eid
The government is unlikely to allow motorcycles on Padma Bridge before Eid-ul-Azha.
US$ 1.64bn remittance received in 21 days of July: Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh received US$ 1.64 billion inward remittance till July 21, due to Eid-ul-Azha when Bangladeshi migrants sent more money to families to celebrate one of the biggest festival of Muslims, according to data from Bangladesh Bank.
Prompt clean-up of Dhaka proof that change is possible
Take similar steps to clean roadside garbage on a daily basis
Don’t normalise deadly Eid journeys
Continued road casualties proof of poor planning and lax monitoring
Back to work after Eid holidays
The couple of days after Eid holidays are over, in countries like Bangladesh where a large section of urban dwellers rush back to their rural roots for festivals, offices often open up to slow pace of work and a temporarily smaller workforce. For those of us stuck at work because somebody must man the ship, it can get very boring very fast, especially if work pressure is lower than usual. Here is how to make that time a bit more bearable.
“Flawed management caused traffic jam during Eid, not roads”
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today (July 12, 2022) blamed the traffic gridlock on highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha on the “flawed management and lack of coordination”, not condition of the roads.
Dhaka clean-up will start from 2pm today: Taposh
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said that cleaners will start to remove the waste of sacrificial animals from 2pm today (July 10, 2022).
Nation celebrating Eid-ul-Azha
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated across the country today (July 10, 2022).
Eid home rush: 25km tailback on east of Bangabandhu Bridge
A 25km long tailback was created on the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway today (July 8, 2022) following huge pressure of vehicles on both sides of the bridge ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Motorcycles on Padma Bridge unlikely before Eid
The government is unlikely to allow motorcycles on Padma Bridge before Eid-ul-Azha.
Staying a day at Kamalapur station to buy advance tickets
Abdus Sabur Sarkar, employee of a private bank, came to Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station from Narayanganj's Fatullah around 6am today (July 2, 2022) to buy advance train tickets.