Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid offered his Eid-ul-Fitr prayer along with hundreds of people from different strata of the society at National Eidgah in the city on Saturday morning.
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Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated
Dhaka – Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated across the country on Saturday amid religious fervour and enthusiasm after a month-long fasting.
Eid-ul-Fitr in Bangladesh Saturday
Holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Saturday as the Shawwal moon was sighted in Bangladesh sky on Friday.
PM to exchange greetings on Eid day at Ganobhaban
Dhaka -Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will exchange greetings with the people from all walks of life, including party leaders and workers, judges and foreign diplomats at her official residence Ganobhaban on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr.
Jumatul Wida observed
Dhaka- Muslims across the country observed Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of Ramadan, with due religious fervour and reverence.
Khaleda greets people on Eid from jail, says Rizvi
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has greeted the country’s people and wished them ‘Eid Mubarak’ from jail on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Salma, Rumana accorded reception in Khulna
Salma Khatun, captain of Women’s T20 Asia Cup winning Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, and its member Rumana Ahmed have been accorded a reception by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khulna.
CPJ announces Int’l Press Freedom Award winners
Dhaka, June 14 – The Committee to Protect Journalists will honour journalists from Sudan, Ukraine, Venezuela and Vietnam with its 2018 International Press Freedom Awards.
Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, if moon sighted tomorrow
DHAKA – The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims ending Ramadan fasting, will be observed across the country on Saturday, if the Shawal moon is sighted on Friday.
Millions start trips from Dhaka to village homes for Eid
Dhaka, June 13 – Thousands of residents of Bangladesh capital Dhaka started to leave the city celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones in village homes for last few days hoping better situation both road and railway. But early monsoon…
Dowry violence far from dying down
Despite various measures in place to get rid of dowry system and dowry-related violence against women, the county is still experiencing significant number of dowry related incidents and violence outshining achievements came on women empowerment front.
Asian Women’s Champions get iPhones from Robi
Dhaka – Robi Axiata Limited, the sponsor of the Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket Team has presented an iPhone with Robi 4.5G SIM to each members of the Asia Cup T20 Champion Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team at a function in a…
Ayman, Zaiba to receive Queen’s Young Leaders Award
Dhaka – The Queen will present Ayman Sadiq and Zaiba Tahyya from Bangladesh with a ‘Queen’s Young Leaders Award’ at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London on June 26.
Lailatul Qadr Tuesday
Dhaka- Muslims across the country will observe holy Lailatul Qadr on Tuesday night with due religious fervour and solemnity.
Govt urged to stop sending maids to Saudi Arabia
Dhaka – Speakers at a programme on Monday urged the government to stop sending country’s women to Saudi Arabia as housemaids and also take steps for immediate returns of the female workers who are already being treated inhumanly by their employers there.
4 to die for killing minor girl after rape in N’ganj
A tribunal here on Monday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2003.
Pope to oil execs: Energy needs mustn’t destroy civilization
Vatican City,(AP/UNB) — Pope Francis told leading oil executives Saturday that the transition to less-polluting energy sources “is a challenge of epochal proportions” and warned that satisfying the world’s energy needs “must not destroy civilization.”
Bangladesh emerge Women’s T20 Asia Cup champion
Bangladesh women’s cricket team outplayed India by three wickets to get the first-ever title of the six-nation Women’s T20 Asia Cup at Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday.
Austria to close 7 mosques, expel imams
Berlin, June 09 (AP/UNB) — Austria’s government said Friday that it is closing seven mosques and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on “political Islam” and foreign financing of religious groups.
Study of rivers requires far more attention than generally given
Sharing our new section on Water – The study of rivers requires far more attention than has generally been given by historians or social scientists.
Seminar on Al Quds, Palestine held in Dhaka city
A seminar on “70 years of the Israeli occupation of Al Quds and Palestine: Obligation of Muslim Ummah” was held at the Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) auditorium in the city on Friday.
World wakes up to climate migration
Harjeet Singh Millions of people worldwide are being displaced by natural disasters triggered partially by climate change, and the international community is finally taking steps to mitigate the suffering.
Eid shopping catches World Cup heat
Dhaka, June 7 – The excitement of Eid shopping for soccer lovers this time has increased as they flock to jersey shops to buy the jerseys of the teams they are supporting ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018.
Case report on sexual harassment of March 7 deferred
Dhaka, June 6 – A Dhaka court yesterday deferred the submission of investigation report in the case over the alleged sexual harassment of college student on March 7, to July 5. Magistrate Loskor Sohel Rana of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Nepal: Where abortion is treated as homicide
By Sabin Shrestha Kathmandu, Nepal, Jun 6 (IPS) – Less than thirty years ago the likelihood of a mother dying due to pregnancy or childbirth in Nepal was one of the highest in the world. In 1990 UNICEF estimated that…
Sinhala communalists on streets against Sri Lankan Muslims!
By Dhammika Silva Since a long time, Sinhalese Extremists such as Bodhu Bala Sena, Sinhala Ravaya and Sinhala Lay (lion blood) have been very tactfully propagating racism and violence against Sri Lankan Muslims. In that long process, recently few clashes…
The road to repeal: How Ireland said yes
On May 25th, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had hitherto made it effectively impossible to legislate for abortion even in the most extreme of…
Mahbubul Alam is not and won’t be forgotten
Tribute by Sir Frank Peters It’s hard to believe that Wednesday, June 6, 2018, marks the fourth death anniversary of Mahbubul Alam. Sometimes I find it hard to accept he’s dead, his spirit has such strength and vibrant colours.
PM hosts iftar for family members, relatives
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday hosted an iftar mahfil for her family members and relatives at her official residence Ganobhaban.
Neonatal nursing is a holistic approach: Needs bottom lining
AHM Nouman Neonatology is a subspecialty of Pediatrics that consists of neonatal and newborn nursing care. It is now accepted that mother and child must be considered as one unit.