Staff Reporter At least 26 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far been confirmed dead in the stampede in Mina on September 24, the Foreign Ministry informed yesterday quoting report from the Bangladesh Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
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First return Hajj flight comes Dhaka 11 hours behind time
The first return Hajj flight arrived in Dhaka nearly 11 hours behind its schedule putting the pilgrims in extreme suffering. Concerned relatives were also eagerly waiting at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to receive the pilgrims. They expressed their anger over…
Saudi mufti says, Hajj stampede deaths ‘beyond human control’
Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said Thursday’s stampede that killed more than 700 people at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Makkaah was beyond human control. He told the interior minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, that…
Eid being celebrated across Bangladesh on Friday
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, is being celebrated on Friday across the Bangladesh, as elsewhere in neighbouring countries, with due solemnity and religious fervor. The festival began in the morning with offering of Eid…
Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca. Another 863 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred…
People extremely disturbed by extortionists: Charmonai Pir
The Pir Shabeb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim on Tuesday urged the government to restrain its party activists and extortionists and help the people to observe the holy eid peacefully. In a statement issued to the press Mufti…
Eid-ul-Adha in Bangladesh on 25 September
Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 25 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday.
Crane collapse on Haram Sharif sends shock wave to Dhaka
The death of 107 pilgrims and injury of about 300 others in a crane collapse on Haram Sharif in Makkah on Friday has come as a great shock to the leaders in Bangladesh, and anxiety to the people who have…
KSA permits additional 5000 Hajj pilgrims from Bd
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given permission to 5,000 more pilgrims in addition to its fixed quota for Bangladesh to perform hajj this time, according to sources of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh. The permission came two days after Bangladesh’s…
Mobilising against climate change
Billions of Muslims around the world have been called on to take action against climate change. In an event co-hosted by Islamic Relief Worldwide in Istanbul this week, religious leaders presented The Islamic Declaration on Climate Change and called on…
Retired bishop says Vatican failed sex abuse victims
The Vatican and one of Australia’s top clerics had failed to properly deal with child sex abuse victims, a retired bishop has said. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson told a national inquiry the Church had failed to speak out strongly about the…
Tech faults in photo printing waived in issuing Hajj visa
The complication in issuance of e-visa for hajj pilgrims has been resolved giving a sigh of relief to the hajj performers at the Ashkona hajj camp. It was found yesterday that there was no frustration among the hajj pilgrims yesterday…
150 Years – The first war of India’s independence – Ulema role
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi The First united War of India’s Independence or the Indian Rebellion of 1857, as in the British records, also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, the Indian Mutiny, and the Sepoy Mutiny was a prolonged period of…
Hajj pilgrimage flights start
The first hajj flight carrying 418 Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday morning. The flight ‘BG-1011’ of Biman Bangladesh Airlines departed from the airport at 8:55am, said a hajj…
‘Oldest’ Koran fragments found in Birmingham University
By Sean Coughlan What may be the world’s oldest fragments of the Koran have been found by the University of Birmingham. Radiocarbon dating found the manuscript to be at least 1,370 years old, making it among the earliest in existence.…
What Prophet Muhammad gave humanity in 10 points
Dr. Adil bin Ali Ash-Shaddy Arabic calligraphy: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah Some non-Muslim westerners wonder what Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) offered to humanity. This question is raised particularly after incidents of defamation targeting the…
Eid eelebraded
Despite rainy weather, Eid-ul-Fitr was celebrated across the country with much enthusiasm and religious fervour. Eid prayers were offered at different mosques and eidgahs across the country in the morning. As usual, the largest eid congregation was held at Sholakia…
Eid Saturday
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Saturday as the Shawal moon was sighted in the country’s sky on Friday. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting at…
Khaleda’s Eid greetings to people
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday greeted all the Muslims of Bangladesh and elsewhere across the world on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and wished them Eid Mubarak. In an Eid-ul-Fitr message, Khaleda, also a former Prime Minister said, “The Eid-ul-Fitr…
Hezafat wants Gaffar Chy citizenship scrapped
Hefazat demands stripping Gaffar Chaudhury of citizenship for blasphemous comments on Allah and prophet Amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Allama Ahmed Shafi in a statement yesterday urged the Government to strip the citizenship of writer- Journalist Abdul Gaffar Chaudhury for what…
Khaleda leaves Dhaka Wednesday to perform Umrah
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia leaves Dhaka on Wednesdasy for Saudi Arabia to perform the holy Umrah. She will leave Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on an Emirates Airlines flight in the evening.
Charmonai Pir for united efforts against attacks on Islam
The Pir Shaheb of Charmonai Mufti Syed Razaul Karim on Sunday called for a united effort of the ulema against what her termed as planned attack against Allah Almighty and the Prophet of Islam by people petronised and protected by…
Bnp blames AL, wants probe of Gaffar words against Allah
BNP on Sunday demanded an investigation into the matter to find out whether he was provoked my any quarter. The party also demanded punishment of Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the UN Dr AK Abdul Momen for presenting Gaffar Chowdhury with…
Islami parties for cintinued movement till Latif rearrest
Different Islamic parties and organisations including Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh yesterday vowed to continue non-stop movement until sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique is not arrested and brought to justice for hurting the religious sentiments. Leaders of the Islamic organisations while addressing rallies…
Islami Parties give Govt ultimatum to rearrest Latif
Different Islamic parties and organizations yesterday gave ultimatums to the government to arrest the sacked minister, Abdul Latif Siddique by Thursday otherwise they threatened to tougher movement including enforcing non-stop hartal. Leaders of the organizations made the ultimatums a day…
Khaleda hosts iftar for professionals in city
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday hosted an iftar party for the professionals and eminent personalities of the country. The programme was held at Bashundhara International Convention Centre in the city. Before iftar, Khaleda exchanged greetings with the invited guests,…
Khaleda takes iftar with orphans on Friday 1st Ramadan
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday took her iftar with orphans and ulema on the first day holy Ramadan at Eskaton Ladies Club in the city.
Holy month of Ramadan begins
Holy Ramadan, the month of fasting from dawn to dusk for Muslims during day hours to practice self-restrant began in Bangladesh as elsewhere in Asia on Friday. Ramadan is a time of restraint and austerity, and also a time for…
How Islam spread in India
By: Firas Alkhateeb Today, there are over 500 million Muslims throughout the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh), making it one of the largest population centers of Muslims in the world. Since Islam first entered India, it has contributed greatly…