Life & Religion

Banks to remain open after 5pm on Sunday

TDS Desk The initial registration period for those, who are wishing to perform Hajj in 2025, is going to be ended on Sunday (December 15). The Ministry of Religious Affairs

How the success of combo offers reflects a shift in middle-class purchasing culture

TDS Desk Mukta, a resident of Agargaon, rarely buys beef for her family of two—herself and her husband—since their doctor advised them to limit red meat intake for health reasons.

Tension mounts over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional groups

Additional police deployed in Kakrail to avoid untoward situation Staff Correspondent: Security has been strengthened and additional police have been deployed at Kakrail to avoid any untoward situation amid increasing

‘Welcome back’: Trump, Biden shake hands in White House

International Desk Outgoing President Joe Biden extended a gesture of graciousness to Donald Trump on his return to the White House on Wednesday, despite Trump’s previous denial of offering the

NBR withdraws airfare excise duty, VAT for hajj pilgrims

BBS, Dhaka: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the excise duty on inbound and outbound airfare for hajj pilgrims, as well as the value-added tax (VAT) on three

Ulema threaten ousting govt, if Saad gets entry

Staff Reporter Leaders of a Tabligh Jamaat faction have threatened the interim government with potential unrest if Maulana Saad Kandhlawi from Delhi and his followers are permitted entry to Bangladesh