BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday expressed her deep gratitude to the people of all walks of life for offering their condolences to her following the death of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko and joining his janaza across the…
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Koko laid to rest, record Janaza at Baitul Mukarram mosque
Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard at about 6:53pm after his namaz-e-janaza at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Tuesday. The body of Koko…
Koko’s Namaz-e-Janaza at Baitul Mukarram Mosque Tuesday
Namaz-e-janaza of Arafat Rahman Koko, the youngest son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque after asr prayer on Tuesday. “The venue for namaz-e-janaza of Koko has been shifted…
Arafat’s body arrives Tuesday, 3-day Bnp mourning, burrial in Dhaka
The mortal remains of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late President Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, will be brought to Dhaka on Tuesday. According to a BNP leader in Malaysia the body of Koko will be…
Khaleda thanks hasina for her gesture to share grief
Bnp chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Saturday night thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for expressing her sympathy at the sudden death of Arafat Rahman Koko. Khaleda’s press secretasry Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel said this to journalists at Khaleda Zia’s office…
Khaleda’s second son Arafat Rahman passes away in Malaysia
Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of late president Ziaur Rahman and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, died in Malaysia on Saturday. He was 45. “Yes, he died…we’re yet to know the details of his death,” BNP chairperson’s special assistant Shimul…
Karen Armstrong: Nothing in Islam that’s more violent than Christianity
Lisette Thooft The terrorist attacks in Paris rendered her new book Fields of Blood. Religion and the History of Violence suddenly and tragically very urgent. In over five hundred pages Karen Armstrong, once a nun and the respected author of…
Germany ‘anti-Islamisation’ Pegida leader quits amid Hitler row
The head of Germany’s “anti-Islamisation” movement Pegida has quit after disparaging anti-refugee comments and a photo showing him apparently posing as Hitler emerged. Lutz Bachmann apologised for Facebook comments he made in which he reportedly called refugees “animals” and “scumbags”.…
Biswa Ijtema phase – II ends with munajat for peace
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslims after hajj, concluded today (Sunday) with Akheri Munajat (Final prayers) attended by lakhs (hundreds of thousands) of people at Tongi on the outskirt of capital Dhaka, amid…
Charlie Hebdo: Niger protesters set churches on fire, 3 killed
At least three people have been killed and six churches attacked in Niger amid fresh protests against French magazine Charlie Hebdo’s cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Protests began outside Niamey’s grand mosque and reportedly spread to other parts of the…
‘In dog we trust’ misprint on US sheriff’s office rug
A rug has been removed from a sheriff’s office in Florida after it was noticed that it read “in dog we trust” instead of “in God we trust”. The $500 (£329) mat lay at the entrance to the office in…
The goats fighting America’s plant invasion
By Joanna Jolly Each country has its own invasive species and rampant plants with a tendency to grow out of control. In most, the techniques for dealing with them are similar – a mixture of powerful chemicals and diggers. But…
Ijtema phase 1 ends with prayer for peace, prosgress of Muslims
The first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema concluded with the ‘aheri munajat’ offered at the bank of river Turag in Tongi on Sunday morning. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims gathered at the Ijtema ground in Tongi of Gazipur, despite the…
3-day Biswa Ijtema phase – I of Tablig Kamaat ends Sunday
The “Akheri Munajat” (concluding prayer) of the first phase of Biswa Ijtema on the banks of the river Turag at Tongi will be offered tomorrow, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation. Tens of thousands of the Muslims from home and…
Paris – A dastardly act of terror
Chandra Muzaffar It is not surprising that Muslim governments, organizations and individuals right across the globe have condemned the heinous murder of 12 persons – 10 journalists and two police – at the headquarters of the satirical weekly, Charlie Hebdo,…
The rise and fall of world’s poorest nations
By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 2015 (IPS) – The world’s 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – a special category of developing nations created by the General Assembly in 1971 but refused recognition by the World Bank – have long been…
Eid-e-Miladun Nabi being celebrated Sunday
Muslims in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world the holy Eid-e-Miladun Nabi (birth day of Hazrat Muhammad (sm) with due religious fervour. Sunni Muslims observe the birthday of Prophet Muhammed (sm) on the 12th day of the Islamic month of…
Archbishop Paulinus Costa dies
Spiritual leader of the Catholics in Bangladesh Archbishop Paulinus Costa died of cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 78. Paulinus Costa, who was Archbishop of the archdiocese of Dhaka from 2005 to October 22, 2011, breathed his last around 3…
100 things we didn’t know last year – BBC
Interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from daily news stories and the Magazine picks out such snippets for its weekly feature, 10 things we didn’t know last week. Here’s an almanac of the best of 2014.
101 food organisations to watch in 2015 – Food Tank
Food Tank has the honor of highlighting organizations across the globe that are working to fight food waste, combat the dual paradoxes of hunger and obesity, recognize the multiple roles of family farmers, increase nutrient density, protect agricultural diversity, and…
JSC results: Barisal Board improve in percentages
Results of Junior School Certificate examination 2014 held in 124 centers under Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Barisal was better than previous years with more percentages, but less number of GPA-5.
Eye treatment provided free of cost in Chapainawabganj
Community radio ‘Radio Mohananda’ provided more than 150 eye patients with treatment free of cost at Chapai Palsha under Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.
Ebola: How does it compare?
The world has witnessed the largest-ever epidemic of Ebola claim thousands of lives in West Africa in 2014.
Popular stories of science in 2014
Sinkholes: A threat from the underworld. By Prof Iain Stewart In February, Prof Iain Stewart explored the phenomenon of sinkholes, following the tragic death of a Florida man who was swallowed up by one of these natural trapdoors in 2013.
Phensidyl, drug ampoules seized in Rajshahi
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives recovered 862 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and 180 ampoules of Indian sedative drugs from Gopalpur and Yusufpur Padmarchar areas under Charghat thana of the district on Saturday.
60 pc kidney diseases preventable thru awareness: Experts
Experts at a function on Saturday emphasised the need for taking joint effort by government and private sector to create awareness among the people about kidney diseases to prevent it effectively and in time. A joint effort of government and…
Stem cell scandal scientist resigns
A Japanese stem cell scientist at the heart of a scandal over false claims and fabricated research has resigned. Dr Haruko Obokata published supposedly groundbreaking research showing stem cells could be made quickly and cheaply. There were irregularities in data,…
Nurse found hanged inside C’nawabganj diagnostic centre
Police recovered hanging body of a nurse from a diagnostic centre in Shibganj upazila on Wednesday evening.
Christians hold Christmas Eve Mass in Bethlehem
Christian pilgrims from across the world have celebrated midnight Mass in Bethlehem to mark Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. In a homily, Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal called on Jews, Muslims and Christians to “live together as equals”.…
Holy Christmas today
The Christian community across the country is celebrating the holy Christmas today commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ amid festivity and religious fervor. Christians are offering special mass to mark the day. Churches have been illuminated, Christmas trees decorated at…