Eid-ul-Azha

‘Insaaf 2’ set for release next year

Following the success of “Insaaf”, director Sanjoy Somadder has officially announced that work on “Insaaf 2” is underway, with a targeted release slated for next year's Eid-ul-Azha. The sequel promises to be bigger in scale, continuing the story with the original cast, including Mosharraf Karim, Sariful Razz, Tasnia Farin, and Chanchal Chowdhury — whose character will now be significantly utilised.

I tune out communication to focus on my role: Sariful Razz

Sariful Razz’s latest film, “Insaaf”, directed by Sanjoy Somadder, was released this Eid-ul-Azha initially across 16 theatres in Bangladesh. With Tasnia Farin also in a leading role, the film features Mosharraf Karim in a key role.

Eid evening at Pongu Hospital / Of overflowing emergency and lingering waits

Sufia Begum, a 55-year-old woman from Munshiganj’s Sreenagar, suffered severe injuries to her right hand when a motorcycle struck her on the day of Eid-ul-Azha (Saturday) when she was crossing a road near her home.

Meat peeled from cattle hide brings Eid joy to the poor in Moulvibazar

"I can never afford to buy beef during the rest of the year. It's simply too expensive," says Rahman, who has been involved in the business of removing meat from the skins of slaughtered cattle for the past 20-25 years

Yunus, Modi exchange Eid greetings

The interim government on Sunday shared both the letters on its Facebook page

500 patrol teams deployed to protect law and order, Rab on high alert

Home adviser confident of a safe and peaceful Eid

Yunus to address nation on eve of Eid-ul-Azha

The nationwide address is scheduled for 7:00pm

Opinion / When mercy is missing from sacrifice

Are we so far gone that even a creature's panic, its last attempt at life, is turned into viral entertainment?

Record toll collection on Padma and Jamuna bridges

Padma Bridge generated a record toll revenue of Tk 54.32 crore, while Jamuna Tk 41.81 crore

June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023

Rawhide traders likely to get better prices this Eid

Rawhide traders and farmers at the grassroots level are expected to receive better prices from the sale of animal skins during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha as the business outlook for leather and leather goods for 2023 is still bright despite the lingering uncertainty at home and abroad. 

June 12, 2023
June 12, 2023

Mim coming as ‘Nishat’ in theatres this Eid

Dipankar Dipon’s cybercrime-thriller, “Antarjal”, will see Bidya Sinha Mim take on the role of cyber security specialist, Nishat, this Eid-ul-Azha.

November 16, 2022
November 16, 2022

A rare treat: Locals of Jashore village buying beef in instalments

Low-income families at a village in Jashore can now buy beef -- a luxury often beyond their means -- by paying in instalments, thanks to the initiative of four friends.

July 11, 2022
July 11, 2022

Eid without rice: Kurigram flood victims yet to get VGF rations

Most of the flood victims in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram are yet to receive their share of the flood rations even though 863 metric tonnes of of Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) rice was allotted for 86,315 poor families on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

July 10, 2022
July 10, 2022

“May Eid inspire us to work towards collective well-being”, Modi tweets

India’s President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu have greeted fellow citizens on the occasion of Eid-uz-Adha.

July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022

Blacksmiths pinning hopes on Eid-ul-Azha sales

Eid-ul-Azha is knocking at the doors as Muslims are all set to celebrate the holy festival on July 10.

July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022

Eid rush: 20km tailback near Bangabandhu Bridge on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Increased number of vehicles on the Tangail-Sirajganj route has created long tailbacks  near Bangabandhu Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

July 7, 2022
July 7, 2022

Middle, lower-middle income families staring at a grim Eid

It is not any other Eid for many middle and lower-middle income families. They are cutting down expenses for the festival in the face of spiralling living costs.

July 5, 2022
July 5, 2022

Govt allows rawhide export this year as well

Like previous years, the government has been approving applications of different companies seeking to export rawhide to create demand and enable better prices, said Tapan Kanti Ghosh, senior secretary to the commerce ministry, yesterday. 

July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022

"Don't kill cows during Eid": Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind in Assam urges Muslims

Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind's Assam state president and lawmaker Badruddin Ajmal has urged Muslims in the north-eastern state "not to sacrifice cows" during the coming Eid-ul-Azha on July 10.