The picture of research works on demographic changes of western countries in relation to the Muslim immigration and their fertility rate is very intriguing. The average Fertility Rate per family amongst the westerners is 1.65 as compared to the Muslims’…
Stutgurt, Germany – As the first spring rays of sun come out the German people like to soaking up the sun in the gardens, parks and outdoor cafes and enjoying eagerly anticipated beginning of the warm season. But Polar air…
United States forces appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties in a March 16, 2017 strike that killed at least 38 people in western Aleppo in Syria, Human Rights Watch said in a report released…
Rajshahi – The historic Mujibnagar Day was observed amid different programmes including discussion meeting and essay writing competition at Rajshahi University (RU) on Monday.
Dhaka, Apr 17 – The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed today (Monday) marking the formation of Bangladesh’s first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971.
BNP on Sunday alleged that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is trying to woo Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh to get Muslim votes in the next general election. “She (PM) is now trying to bag Muslim votes in favour of her party as she…
President Trump signed legislation on Thursday aimed at cutting off federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other groups that perform abortions, a move cheered by conservatives who have clamored to impose curbs on reproductive rights. The measure nullifies a rule…
Thousands of people, including nuns, families with toddlers, and young tourists, endured exceptionally tight antiterrorism checks to pray at the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, where Pope Francis expressed shame over humanity’s failings. Francis, wearing a plain white coat,…
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 14 (IPS) – Several survivors who were sexually abused by peacekeeping forces in the Central African Republic (CAR) continue to be neglected by the UN, an investigative team has found. Three years after cases of…
Rajshahi – Pahela Baishakh of Bangla new year-1424, the socio-cultural heritage of Bangalee culture was celebrated amid festivity on the Rajshahi University (RU) university campus.
Dhaka – A senior BNP leader on Thursday alleged that the government is building relations with qaumi madrasha people to sail through the next elections.
New York, Apr 13 (AP/UNB) — The first black woman appointed to the state’s highest court has been found dead on the bank of the Hudson River.
Congressional efforts to draft a new version of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act may be just as threatening to women across the United States as the previous Republican-sponsored bill, Human Rights Watch said today, based on media…
Dhaka, April 12 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday declared recognition of certificates of Dawrae Hadith under Qawmi Madrasa Education Boards as equivalent to Masters Degree in Islamic Studies and Arabic.
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Apr 10 (IPS) – Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest UN Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls’ education. During a designation ceremony, UN Secretary-General António Guterres selected and honoured Yousafzai…
By Claudia Ciobanu Warsaw, Apr 8 (IPS) – Ameer Alkhawlany moved to Poland in September 2014 to pursue a Master’s in biology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland’s second largest city. Two years later, the Polish state awarded him…
Dhaka – In a bid to assess the mental health of death row convict Oishee Rahman, two High Court judges heard her statement in the chamber on Monday.
At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and leading to troop deployments and the declaration of a…
Dhaka – A writ was filed with the High Court yesterday (Sunday) seeking removal of the statue of Greek goddesses from the Supreme Court premises. Advocate AK Azad on behalf of his client Mohammad Arifur Rahman filed the writ petition.
Dhaka- The authorities of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and district police here have taken extra security measures to avert any untoward incident on Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year.The authorities took decision…
Bangladesh is set to recall April 10 as part of revisiting the history as on this day in 1971 the nation saw installation of its first sovereign government with the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The provisional government was…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in India on a four-day official visit, offered ziarat at the dargah (shrine) of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (RA) in Ajmer Sharif here this morning. Sheikh Hasina along with a few members of her delegation arrived…
By Erin Blakemore The United States has debated immigration since the country’s founding, and the Statue of Liberty—a potent symbol for immigrants—is often invoked as an argument for why we should usher in those who seek safety and opportunity with…
By Lyndal Rowlands The United States is withdrawing all of its funding from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) after claiming without evidence that the agency supports coercive abortions in China. UNFPA, which does not provide support for abortions anywhere, says…
Masjid-e-Nabawi Khatib for Muslim unity against militancy Dhaka – The Imam and Khatib of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Madinah in Saudi Arabia Abdulmehsin bin Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Qasim has called upon the Muslim Ummah to get united against…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday renewed her call to Imams, Alem, Ulema and Mashayekh to preach the real essence of Islam to the common people so that no one indulges in terrorism and militancy. “You’ll have to remain alert…
Claudine repeatedly slams her hand against the table as she talks. Bang, bang, bang. She tells me after yelling and beating at the door, the men eventually broke it, pushing into her home in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura. They gang raped…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted interim bail to cricketer Arafat Sunny in a dowry case filed against him by Nasrin Sultana, who claims to be Sunny’s wife.
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 of Dhaka on Wednesday sentenced a man to death in his absence for killing a teenage girl after rape and later he cut the body into 26 slices in the capital’s…
A Dhaka court Sunday granted bail to Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director (MD) of Rid Pharmaceuticals Limited and his wife Sheuli Rahman, after the couple sought bail to the court in a case filed against them for the deaths of 28…