Colours of Shakrain
Old Dhaka sky lit up with kites, fireworks
Old Dhaka came to life yesterday, bringing a welcome change to the atmosphere after continued doom and gloom during the pandemic. Festivities were underway as kites soared in the skies and people gathered on the rooftops to celebrate Shakrain. PHOTO: PRABIR DAS Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
The neighbourhoods of old Dhaka took on a festive look yesterday evening, as people celebrated Poush Sangkranti, also known as Shakrain. The last of the Bengali month Poush was celebrated with daylong kite flying, partying and food.
The winter twilight sky was adorned with spectacular laser light shows, fireworks and lanterns.
Six held with ganja, Yaba tablets in Rangpur
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arrested six drug traders and seized 10 kg of ganja, 46 pieces of Yaba
tablets in two separate raids conducted at different areas of the
metropolis today.
drug traders and seized 10 kg of smuggled ganja from them from Lalbag
Bazar area in the metropolis.
The arrested persons are: Masud Rana, 28, and Tareq Hossain, 30, of
Golakata Mour in the metropolis, Omar Farooque, 20, and Ershad Ali,
28, of different villages in Hatibandha and Kaliganj upazilas
respectively of Lalmonirhat district.
RpMP (DB and Media) Uttam Kumar Pathak, the Detective Branch (DB) of
RpMP arrested two persons from in front of Prince Hotel near Public