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Millions of people return to the village every year for Eid. People want to share the joy of Eid with their relatives by leaving the busyness and mechanics behind. That is why he wants to return home. However, many do not return home with great joy. In the accident, lives were lost on the road. A shadow of grief descends on the families. The highway becomes a place of death. Festivals turned into sadness. Compared to the last few years, the road has improved this time. Suffering during the Eid trip was relatively less. Passengers were able to return home comfortably as there were no potholes or long traffic jams on the roads. However, road accidents and fatalities have increased. This information has emerged in the reports of some public and private organizations. About the ad...

Iraq's state-owned para-militia forces claimed a counter-drone attack on the Israeli city of Eilat. On Saturday (April 20), China's state broadcaster CGTN reported this information. The Popular Mobilization Forces said in a statement that a drone attack was carried out in the Israeli city of Eilat on the coast of the Red Sea. The statement mentioned that the drone strike was carried out in response to the attack on the army base. On Friday (April 19) late night, an airstrike took place on a para-militia army base. One soldier was killed and 6 others were injured in that attack. The para-militia force known as the Popular Mobilization Forces is an Iranian-backed and mainly Shiite armed group…

Seeing a tiger in one cage, a group of teenagers were rushing towards another cage. They said that they have come to visit from North Badda of Dhaka. A teenager named Akash said they had planned to visit the zoo on Eid a few months ago. Decided not to go to the village for Eid without implementing this plan. Today they implemented it. On the day of Eid, the National Zoo in the capital's Mirpur was thronged with visitors. Such a picture can be seen today at noon. Like every year, many people are celebrating Eid in Dhaka. In Dhaka, many people visit entertainment centers with their families. One of the entertainment centers in the capital is the National Zoo. Local residents of Dhaka also visit the zoo if they get a chance.

700 ceiling fans and 100 stand fans have been arranged in the National Eidgah grounds. 700 tubelights have been installed to avoid lack of light. 43 thousand bamboos have been used to make the pandal. More than 15 tons of rope was required. 1 thousand 900 triples have been hung to protect the worshipers from the rain. Dhaka South City Corporation has arranged Eid prayers for 35,000 worshipers at the National Eidgah Maidan in the capital. A total of 121 rows including 6 for very important persons will be offered by the worshippers. Eid congregation will be held tomorrow Thursday at 8:30 am in this Maidan. The concerned engineers of Dhaka South City say that the President, Chief Justice, Cabinet members, heads of three forces,…

The Department of Immigration and Passports has made three amendments to the personal data and emergency contact page of the e-passport. On February 4, an office order regarding this has been uploaded on the website of the department. The office order was signed by the Assistant Director of Passport Branch on behalf of the Director General of Immigration and Passport Directorate. Saddam Hussein He told Prothom Alo on March 5 that this amendment has been effective since February 6. Let's see what amendments came - 1. Spouse's name The personal information section of the e-passport includes the name of the passport holder along with father's name, mother's name, spouse's name and permanent address. This part has been corrected. 6…

About 71 thousand students from all over the country registered to participate in this year's math festival. 'Online Selection Olympiad' was held with them. 'Regional Mathematics Festival' is held in 18 cities with the selected ones. The regional winners gathered at the St. Joseph Higher Secondary School premises in the capital. Apart from the examination, the students participated in various activities. At the end, 85 winners of the National Mathematics Festival were finalized. The two-day long national phase of 'Dutch-Bangla Bank-Prothom-alo Mathematics Festival 2024' was concluded today on Saturday. 1 thousand 350 students who won the regional stage participated in this festival held at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School With the slogan 'Learn Mathematics, Dream', the sponsorship of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited and Prothom Alor...

The US wants to know what role the government will play in security and how it plans to provide security during free and fair elections. At this time, they also want to know the role of the government in upholding human rights. These issues came up in Dhaka-Washington Ninth Security Dialogue. The dialogue was held at Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Tuesday morning. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Security for Political Military Affairs of the US Department of State, who is visiting Dhaka, Meera Kay Resnick, led the US delegation in the dialogue. Khandaker Masudul Alam, Director General of the North American Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led the Bangladesh side. After the dialogue, Mira met with Foreign Secretary Masood bin Momen at the Foreign Service Academy in the afternoon.

The Dhaka Education Board said that the HSC and equivalent examinations of 2024 may be held in the second week of June next year. This information was informed in a letter signed by Professor Tapan Kumar Sarkar, Chairman of Dhaka Education Board and President of Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee. It is informed that the probable time for the commencement of the examination of all regular, irregular and quality improvement candidates for the HSC and equivalent examinations of 2024 is the second week of June next year.

The father filed a case in the Manikganj court regarding the death of a child who drowned in the river. Three friends of the child have also been accused. Their ages are 12, 10 and 9 years respectively. The residents of Tilli area of Saturia upazila of the district have made human chain and protest in protest. This program was celebrated in Tasvi Danga area on Monday. According to the relatives of the accused children and local residents, on August 20, the four children took a bath under the bridge of the local Kaliganga river. Apurva (11) disappeared during the fight there. The three friends realized the matter and called the elders. Apurba was not found that day even though the naval police diving team conducted a rescue operation with their help. Two days later, the child's body was found a few kilometers away from the scene.

At least 55 kg of gold was stolen from the custom house of Shahjalal International Airport. Customs authorities have started an investigation in this regard. Preparations are underway to file a case at the police station. Several officials of the customs said that those involved in the theft will be found at any cost. The value of the stolen gold is around Rs 50 crore. In this regard, Airport Police Station OC Azizul Haque Miya said that he heard the incident of theft from the vault of the custom house. According to the police, the theft of gold from the vault was reported around noon on Sunday. That area is reserved. The entire area is under CCTV surveillance. Important items including gold bars, ornaments seized from passengers illegally brought in customs house warehouse…