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Oikyafront’s manifesto on Dec 17, rally of Dec 10 suspended: Fakhrul
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06 Dec 2018, 00:00
Jatiya Oikyafront spokesman and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, election manifesto of Jatiya Oikyafront will be declared on December 17. Besides, the rally of December 10 in Suhrawardy Udyan has been suspended.
He said these to the newsmen after holding the Oikyafront steering committee meeting at Dr. Kamal Hossain’s chamber at Motijheel in the capital on Thursday evening.
Mirza Fakhrul said, the rally of December 10 will not be organized. But the rally will be held later before the election. Date will be fixed later.
About seat sharing and candidature finalization he said, discussions are going on in this regard. Information will be delivered later.
Oikyafront top leader and Gono Forum president Dr. Kamal Hossain, JSD president ASM Abdur Rab, Krishak Shramik Janata League president Bangabir Kader Siddique, Ganashasthaya Kendra founder Dr. Zafrullah Chowdhury, former VP of DUCSU Sultan Mohammad Mansur, Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna and others were present in the meeting.
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Eid shopping reaches its peak
The last time shopping is going on everywhere ahead of Eid ul-Fitr. People are buying clothes, shoes, cosmetics, ornaments and other necessities for their loved ones.
On Sunday (April 7), Shoppers are in a rush to shopping malls, centres and roadside shops in the capital's New Market, Bashundhara City, Aarong and Jamuna Future Park in the capital as Eid shopping gets its peak. People of all classes are buying the necessary items as per their choice. But there are also allegations of overcharging.
As Most of the people will leave the capital for village homes ahead of Eid ul-Fitr, so shoppers are in rush to finish Eid shopping.
Traders said that although there is Eid shopping throughout the month, at the last moment, there is a huge crowd every time. As time goes on, sales are increasing. Hopefully, this will continue to be a great sale till the day before Eid.
The last time shopping is going on everywhere. People are buying clothes, shoes, cosmetics, ornaments and other necessities for their loved ones.
More than 2m SIM card holders left the capital in 2 days
More than 20 lakh mobile phone SIM holders have left the capital in the last two days. This information has been found in the sources of mobile phone operators.
Each SIM card has a code known as an IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) which uniquely identifies the SIM card itself. SIM holders are meant to be different people (unique user). They may be accompanied by elderly men, women and children, who do not use cell phones. As a result, it is difficult to get an estimate of how many people have actually left Dhaka.
According to some sources, more than 20 lakh mobile SIM holders left Dhaka on April 6 and 7. At this time, more than 9.5 lakh SIM holders have entered Dhaka from different districts.
Moon not sighted, Eid on Thursday
The moon of the holy month of Shawwal was not sighted in the sky of the country. As a result, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Thursday (April 11).
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting committee on Tuesday (April 9) evening.
Eid-ul-Fitr "festival of breaking the fast" will be celebrated in Saudi Arabia and other European countries on Wednesday (April 10) as the moon of the holy month of Shawwal was not sighted in the Middle East on Monday (April 8).
Meanwhile, the holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in different districts of Bangladesh on Wednesday (April 10) in conformity with Saudi Arabia.
Metro Rail to remain closed for 2 days during Eid
Metro rail services will be closed for two during Eid-ul-Fitr. As a result, the metro rail movement will be closed for two consecutive days on the occasion of Eid. The day after Eid al-Fitr is Friday. That day is the weekly holiday of Metro rail.
Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan, deputy manager of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), confirmed the matter on Wednesday morning (April 10). He said, according to the previous announcement, the metro rail will be closed on the Eid day. Metro services were also suspended on Eid last year.
Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan said in the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, an average of 2,40,000 passengers traveled daily on the metro rail. Before Ramadan, the number was 295,000. The number of passengers has increased after the metro rail increased by one hour from 16 Ramadan. In the last five days, an average of 2 lakh 90 thousand passengers have traveled.
Moon sighted, Eid on Thursday
Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across Bangladesh on Thursday (April 11) as the moon of Shawwal has been sighted in the sky of the country.
Earlier, the meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee was held at 6.30 pm at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Religious affairs minister and National Moon Sighting Committee President Md Faridul Haque Khan presided the meeting.
As the moon of Shawwal month was not sighted in the country on Tuesday, the 30th Ramadan ended on Wednesday. As a result, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Thursday (April 11).
5 killed in launch accident at Sadarghat Launch Terminal
At least Five people were killed when the anchor rope of a passenger launch severed and hit them at Sadarghat terminal in the capital.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon (April 11) at around 3:15 pm. Joynul Abedin, director of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) confirmed the matter.
The deceased include a woman, three men and a child.
According to sources, five passengers were seriously injured after the anchor of Tasrif 4 broke into pieces and hit some of the people around, injuring them. Five of them died.
Temperature exceeded 40°C, no respite from heatwave in five days
The temperature in the country has exceeded 40 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature recorded today was 40.2 degrees Celsius in Patuakhali's Khepupara upazila.
Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik, Meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department confirmed this information on Monday (April 15) afternoon.
The country's highest temperature was recorded in Rangamati at 40 degree Celsius on Sunday (14 April).
He said the highest temperature recorded today was 40.2 degrees Celsius at Khepupara. In Khepupara, the temperature has increased by 1.2 degrees Celsius in a span of one day. Khepupara recorded a maximum temperature of 39 degrees Celsius on Sunday. The maximum temperature in Rangamati on Sunday was 40 degrees Celsius.
He also said that the temperature in the capital Dhaka has also increased today. The maximum temperature in Dhaka was recorded at 37.6 degrees Celsius today. Which was 37.5 degrees Celsius yesterday.
According to the BMD, Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise slightly over the country in the next 24 hours from 9:00am today.
