Muslims across the country are set to observe the holy Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr tonight, the night when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH). According to the holy Quran, the night is better than 1,000 nights as the angels and the spirit descend therein, by the permission of Almighty Allah with all decrees. This is one of the holiest and most blessed…

Unidentified attackers stabbed and critically wounded a Hindu priest in southwest Bangladesh Saturday, just a day after a Hindu temple worker was hacked to death in an attack by suspected Islamist militants. Police said 48-year-old priest Bhabasindhu Roy of the Sri Sri Radha Gobinda Temple in Satkhira district was attacked inside the temple compound as he slept. “They stabbed him in his chest…

In Bangladesh the government of Sheikh Hasina Wajed is under growing pressure to end an apparent culture of impunity after a series of brutal murders of secular writers, bloggers and liberal intellectuals by radical Islamists. A torrent of protest followed the latest killings of Xulhaz Mannan, editor of an LGBT magazine, and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, an actor and fellow gay rights activist. Critics accused…

Inter Service Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) will brief the media on Saturday afternoon about the hostage crisis at the country’s diplomatic zone Gulshan in the city. The briefing will be held Dhaka Cantonment around 12.30pm, said a press release of ISPR.  Two senior police officials were killed and around 53 people, including several policemen, were injured in an exchange of gunfire…

Mustafizur Rahman is set to leave Dhaka on July 13 to finally join Sussex for his first county stint. He will be available for four matches each in the NatWest T20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup, reports ESPNcricinfo. BCB's media committee chairman Jalal Yunus said that Mustafizur's medical report was positive and he was expecting the UK visa imminently. Mustafizur was recovering from…

Islamic State affiliated Amaq news agency reported that, Islamic State has claimed responsibility of the attack in the restaurant at Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone where at least two police officers have died and over 20 others being held hostage. The Daily Sun, however, could not independently verify the claim. US-based SITE Intelligence Group, around 1:30am – around five hours after…

DThe holy Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed today across the country with due religious fervor and solemnity, reports BSS. Hundreds of Muslims thronged different mosques especially Baitul Mokarram National Mosque to offer Jumma prayers as the day was very significant for them. Prayers were also offered at different mosques seeking peace and prosperity of the…

A nine-day vacation begins in the country today on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, reports BSS. The government service-holders will enjoy holidays for nine days at a stretch as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared July 4 as holiday by an executive order. July 4 was the only workday between the Eid holidays and the declaration of the day as a public…