Vatican City, Dec 25 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life…
Category: Words of faith
X’Mas Day Monday
The Christian community of the country will celebrate Christmas Day on Monday as elsewhere across the world, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, is the celebration of rebirth, new beginning, forgiveness…
Contributions of Martyred Intellectuals recalled
The contributions of Shaheed Intellectuals to the liberation of Bangladesh were recalled and a pledge was made at a discussion meeting organised to pay befitting respects to them by establishing their ideals of freedom of thought, expression.
President wants rock solid stance on Palestine
President M Abdul Hamid today said OIC must not remain as bystander on Jerusalem issue as he joined an emergency summit of the Muslim nations’ major grouping, convened to decide a coordinated response to the US recognition of the city…
Saudi Arabia to allow cinemas after 35 years of ban
Saudi Arabia will allow public cinemas for the first time in more than 35 years, the latest religiously-inspired restriction to fall as the kingdom strives to overhaul the economy. The first multiplexes are expected to open in March 2018, the…
Anger extends from Jakarta to Rabat over Palestine
A wave of anger against a US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has spread from Asia, through the Middle East, to North Africa, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets to denounce the controversial move.
Charges pressed against 228 over Nasirnagar attack
Dhaka – Police here on Sunday submitted a charge-sheet against 228 people in a case filed over the attacks on Hindu community members in Nasirnagar upazila.Those charge-sheeted accused include suspended chairman of Haripur union parishad Dewan Atiqur Rahman Ankhi, Sadar…
Arab ministers demand reversal of Trump Jerusalem decision
Cairo, Dec 10 (AP/UNB) — Arab foreign ministers on Sunday demanded that the United States rescind President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, calling it a “grave” development that puts Washington on the same side as “occupation”…
Two Palestinians dead in day of raze: US isolated at UN
Clashes, Palestinian rocket fire and Israeli air strikes killed at least two people and wounded dozens of others on Friday in violence linked to US President Donald Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In the latest diplomatic fallout, the…
Trump proclaims Jerusalem as Israel Capital
Washington, Dec 7 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s move to recognize the divided city of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital may have triggered a worldwide chorus of critics but the president had his ears closely tuned to his supporters at home.
Mideast braces for fallout from Trump’s move on Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Dec 7 (AP/UNB) — Palestinians shuttered schools and shops and called for protests in West Bank towns on Thursday, in show of anger over President Donald Trump’s recognition of bitterly contested Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Dhaka deeply concerned at US declaring Jerusaem Israel’s capital
Dhaka – Bangladesh is deeply concerned over the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Dhaka has voiced its support on preserving the status of Jerusalem in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.
Pope defends his position regarding Myanmar
Pope Francis has said he did not negotiate truths in the meeting with Myanmar’s military leaders including armed forces’ commander in chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as he met them during his Burma tour.
Pope Francis leaves Dhaka telling warm words
Dhaka, Dec 2 – Pope Francis wrapped up his busy Bangladesh trip on Saturday afternoon when he had an emotional interaction with Rohingyas.
Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dec 2 – Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), was observed in the country on Saturday with due religious solemnity.
Obama told Modi privately India shouldn’t be divided on religious lines
Former US President Barack Obama said today that he had “privately” told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that a country should not be divided on sectarian lines and emphasised how the Indian society needed to cherish that Muslims in the country…
Pope uses word ‘Rohingya’ for first time in current visit
Pope Francis on Friday used the word “Rohingya” for the first time during his current trip to Asia to refer to refugees who have fled in large numbers from violence in Myanmar. “The presence of God today is also called…
Pope leads mass with 80,000 Catholics in Dhaka
Pope Francis led an open-air Holy Mass at Suhawardy Udyan joined by around 80,000 Bangladeshi Catholic from across the country and prayed for the peace and harmony in Bangladesh and elsewhere of the world. With a chorus rendition of a…
World must assist BD to face refugee crisis: Pope Francis
Pope Francis has called on the international community to take “decisive measures” to resolve not only the political issue surrounding the refugee crisis in Bangladesh, but also to provide “immediate material assistance” to respond to the humanitarian needs. In his…
Pope Francis arrives in Dhaka
A red carpet was rolled out as Pope Francis, the spiritual leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, arrived here on Thursday afternoon on a three-day state visit, aiming to promote peace and reconciliation. President Abdul Hamid received the…
Barbaric attack on Egypt mosque and combating terrorism
By Chandra Muzaffar The barbaric attack that killed 305 worshippers including 27 children during Friday prayers ( 24 November 2017) at the Rawda mosque in North Sinai, Egypt is a tragic reminder to the entire human family that the threat…
Pope calls for forgiveness – healing old wounds
Pope Francis urged Myanmar’s long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured, preaching a message of forgiveness Wednesday to a huge crowd in his first public Mass in the predominantly Buddhist nation.…
As Burma grapples with Rohingya crisis Pope calls for unity in diversity
Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar, mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people, to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for “each ethnic group and its identity”. The pope avoided…
A real riddle: Whether Pope Francis speaks ‘Rohingya’
In August, responding to the first reports of Rohingya Muslims fleeing an army-led crackdown in Myanmar, Pope Francis called on his flock to pray for “our Rohingya brethren.” “Let all of us ask the Lord to save them, and to…
Islamic counter-terrorism summit
Riyadh, Nov 26 (BSS/AFP) – Saudi Arabia gathered officials from 40 Muslim countries on Sunday in the first meeting of an Islamic counter-terrorism alliance, a move Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman declared a “clear signal” to extremism.
Pope visit may help but Rohingyas have to go back: Cardinal
The top Catholic official in Bangladesh hopes Pope Francis’s visit there and to Myanmar will bolster moves to alleviate the Rohingya refugee crisis that has put the neighbouring nations in the global spotlight.
IBBL Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting held
Dhaka – A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 23 November 2017, Thursday at Islami Bank Tower. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Vice Chairman of the Committee presided over the meeting.
BD Man put on remand for derogatory renmark on Facebook
– A court here today placed Titu Roy on four- day remand in connection with a case filed under ICT act over derogatory post on social networking site facebook.
IBBL Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting held
Dhaka – A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 12 November 2017, Sunday at Islami Bank Tower. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Vice Chairman of the Committee presided over the meeting.
Study on Waqf and Waqf resources mulled
Dhaka – A two day long International Workshop on `Revival of Waqf for Socio-Economic Development’ held on 4-5 November 2017 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel Dhaka.