Hong Kong, China – Media OutReach – 4 September 2019 – Asia’s largest sustainable fashion event, Fashion Summit (HK) 2019 (‘the Summit’), will be held on 5 th and 6 th September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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জমিয়তের গোলটেবিল: কাশ্মিরে মানুষের ন্যায্য অধিকার ফিরিয়ে দিন
‘ভূলুন্ঠিত মানবতা, নির্যাতিত মুসলিম উম্মাহ, নির্বিকার বিশ্ববিবেক ও আমাদের করণীয়’ শীর্ষক গোলটেবিল বৈঠক করেছে জমিয়তে উলামায়ে ইসলাম বাংলাদেশ। জমিয়তের সভাপতি সাবেক মন্ত্রী আল্লামা মুফতি মুহাম্মদ ওয়াক্কাসের সভাপতিত্বে আজ বিকালে পল্টনস্থ ভোজন রেস্তোরায় এ গোলটেবিল অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।
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