The sale of sacrificial animals in the city’s makeshift cattle markets saw a good sign as a huge number of customers thronged for buying cattle before the Eid-ul-Azha. “Traders are charging high price aiming to get a good profit this…
Category: Words of faith
Pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat for key rite
Nearly two million Muslims have gathered in the vast Saudi plain of Mount Arafat for the most important ritual of the Hajj, an annual pilgrimage that re-enacts the actions of the Prophet Muhammad from more than 1,400 years ago.Worshippers from…
Traffic chaos on BD highways makes Eid trips horrible
Abdur Rahman Jahangir & M Jahangir Alam Dhaka – Huge tailbacks on different highways and ferry ghats and schedule collapse of bus operators for the third consecutive day on Saturday, made trips of the Eid holidaymakers to their destinations woefully…
More than a million Muslims head to Makkah
Millions of Muslims from around the world have started arriving in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, a central pillar of the Islamic faith that re-enacts the actions of the Prophet Muhammad from more…
Khaleda leaves Dhaka to perform Hajj pilgrimage
Dhaka – Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Hajj at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Mother Teresa declared as a Saint
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonisation just 19 years after her death.
Algeria building record-breaking mosque
Algeria could soon be the envy of the Muslim world given the news that the nation’s record breaking, ultramodern Great Mosque is nearing completion. The Djamaa el Djazair, or Great Mosque of Algiers, has been under construction since 2011 and…
Faith communities as sowers of sustainability?
Gary Gardner The seeds of sustainable economies may be sown in surprising places, I thought as I toured a church-run project in East Palo Alto, California that is designed to promote home gardens. That project, and other religious activism on…
Scotland police approves hijab as official uniform
Dhaka – Police Scotland has announced that the hijab will become part of its official uniform as it aims to create a more diverse force. The force said they hope the move will “encourage women from Muslim communities, who may…
Janmashtami Thursday
Dhaka – Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, will be observed on Thursday with due religious fervour. According to Hindu religion, Lord Vishnu incarnated in the universe as Lord Krishna in the prison of Raja Kangsa on this day,…
Govt to consider succession law for Hindus: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured members of the Hindu community that steps would be taken to enact a succession law for them so genuine heirs get their property.She suggested that leaders of Hindu community reach a consensus for such…
US report notes inaction over vested property depriving Hindus
Dhaka – The government did not adjudicate any of the more than one million pending cases of land seized from Hindus declared ‘enemies of the state’ in pre-independence Bangladesh, said a report of the US Department of State, UNB News…
Modi urges action against cow vigilantes
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has criticised vigilantes who portray themselves as protectors of cows – an animal considered sacred by Hindus.Mr Modi, a Hindu nationalist, said such people made him “angry”, and any such attacks must be investigated, reports…
The psychology of ideology and religion
Robert J. Burrowes Two of the drivers of world affairs that manifest in the daily decisions that affect our lives are ideology and religion. Ideology is the term widely used to describe the underlying set of values, myths, ideas, attitudes,…
Legal notice seeks cancellation of common khutba
A legal notice has been served on the government to cancel the khutba (sermons) for Jum’a prayers fixed by the Islamic Foundation for all mosques across the country.Supreme Court lawyer SM Julfiker Ali Junu sent the legal notice to the…
Mosque Imam arreted for ‘anti-state speech’ in Noakhali
Dhaka – A mosque imam in Bandatta area of Kabirhat upazila was arrested by police for delivering anti-state speech during the Friday Juma prayers, UNB news agency reported.
Common Khutba sent to all mosques across the country
Dhaka-Bangladesh Islamic Foundation has again sent a common sermon (Khutba) to all mosques across the country for Juma prayer urging their Khatibs and Imams to follow the sermon during the Friday prayer.
Imams deliver ‘Khutba’ against militancy, terrorism
Imams of mosques across the country today delivered “Khutba” (sermon) before and after Jumma prayers highlighting the directives of the Holy Quran and Hadith against militancy and terrorism.”The Khutba cautioning the countrymen against unrest, militancy and terrorism was delivered almost…
Call for delivering identical khutba in Friday prayer
Dhaka – The Islamic Foundation has urged all mosques across the country to follow the khutba (sermon), to be delivered at Baitul Mukarram National, during Juma prayers on Friday (July 15), UNB news agency has reported.
Rakhain temple monk hacked in Cox’s Bazar over land dispute
Dhaka – A monk of a Rakhain temple was hacked by a group of miscreants at Maillapar in the district town early Wednesday, UNB news agency reported. The injured monk of the ethnic community from Arakan of Myanmar was identified…
Two Hindu temple body chiefs complain of death threat letters
Khulna – Presidents of two Hindu temple committees have received death threats separately through letters from unknown sources in Arongghata area of the district, UNB news agency has reported.
Maharashtra probe finds no case against Zakir Naik
Dhaka, – Maharashtra State Intelligence Department (SID) has for now given a clean chit to preacher Zakir Naik, conceding that there is simply no case to be made out against the televangelist, UNB reported quoting India’s largely circulated newspaper, The…
Eid-ul-Fitr Thursday
Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on Thursday as the moon of Shawwal month was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Tuesday. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a…
Blast deaths near Islam’s holiest Saudi sites concern Bangladeshis
The suicide bomb attacks near the Madinah Masjid-e-Nababi mosque and in Jeddah have created serious concern among the Muslims in Bangladesh as many of their compatriots are now performing the Umrah at the holy sites, and tens of thousands others…
National moon sighting committee meets Tuesday
Dhaka – The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on July 5 at the conference room of Islamic Foundation in the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque complex in the capital. The meeting will review information about moon sighting of the holy…
Lailatul Qadr observed
Dhaka – The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed night for Muslims, was observed across the country Saturday night with due solemnity and religious fervour.
Eighteen injured in Makkah stampede: Saudi media
Riyadh: Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam`s holiest site, Saudi media reported on Saturday, as the kingdom continues to review safety after a deadly crush during last year`s hajj.
Media workers urged to work for liberation of Al-Quds Mosque
The Al-Quds Committee, Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the media workers to work in favour of the suffering people of Palestine on the Al-Quds Day which will be observed on 01 July, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan…
The ethics of asylum in early Muslim society
By Sharifah Nazneen Agha The advent of the Islamic faith was set against such formidable themes as persecution, asylum and migration. The watershed of Muslim history known as the Hijra or migration in 622 AC signifies the passage to safety…
IBBL Narayanganj, Nitaiganj Fatullah branches organise Iftar Mahfil
Narayanganj, Nitaiganj and Fatullah branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited jointly organized discussion on ‘Humane Banking in the light of Roza and Taqwa’ and Ifter Mahfil in a local community center of Narayanganj on June 22, 2016 Wednesady. Mohammad Abdul…