Dhaka, Feb 11 (UNB) – The cabinet on Monday approved the draft Hajj Package, 2019, fixing the minimum cost for a pilgrim at Tk 3,44,000, up by Tk 24,645 from the previous year under package- 2 of the government management.…
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Saraswati Puja celebrated on RU campus
Rajshahi, Feb 10 – Saraswati Puja, the festival for worshiping Devi Saraswati, the Goddess of literature and culture of the Hindu community, was observed at Rajshahi University (RU) campus through socio-religious festivals and rituals on Sunday. Saraswati who is the…
Hindu Community celebrating Saraswati Puja on Sunday
Dhaka, Feb 10 – Saraswati Puja, wworshipping the goddess of knowledge, wisdom and culture and one of the main religious festivals of the Hindu community, is being celebrated across the country on Sunday amid much enthusiasm, festivity and religious fervor.…
Halal Accreditation Scheme to expedite Bd exports
DHAKA, Feb 8, 2019 (BSS) – Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) is goingto introduce ‘Halal Accreditation Scheme’ through the existing halalcertificate provider laboratories for increasing export of Bangladeshi halalproducts. The information came on Thursday from a closing function on “24th BABAssessor…
Pope publicly acknowledges clergy sexual abuse of nuns
Aboard The Papal Plane, Feb 6 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and vowed to do more to fight the problem, the latest sign that there is no end…
Pope Francis celebrates historic Mass on Arabian Peninsula
Abu Dhabi, Feb 5 (AP/UNB) — Pope Francis ministered on Tuesday to the thriving Catholic community in the United Arab Emirates as he concluded his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula with the first-ever papal Mass here. Cheers erupted inside…
Home minister meets Hefazat chief Mufti Shafi
Chattogram, Feb 01 (UNB) – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal met with Hefazat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam, also known as Hathazari Madrasa on Friday. The minister paid the courtesy call at the…
Grenade thrown into Philippine mosque kills two teachers
Zamboanga, Jan 30 (AP/UNB) — Authorities say a grenade was thrown into a mosque in the southern Philippines where Muslim teachers were sleeping, killing two and injuring four. Regional police Chief Superintendent Emmanuel Luis D. Licup said investigators are trying…
Ethics for artificial intelligence
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 29 2019 (IPS) – Owing to our varied circumstances and experiences, there are contradictory tendencies to either exaggerate or underestimate the power and importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in contemporary society. Nor should we uncritically legitimize…
19 dead as bombs target cathedral in southern Philippines
Philippines, Jan 27 (AP/UNB) — Two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 19 people and wounding nearly 50 during a Sunday Mass, officials said. The first…
Tablig Biswa Ijtema in one phase on Feb15-17
Dhaka, Jan 24 – The Biswa Ijtema will be held on Feb 15, 16 and 17 this year and not in two phases like it had been held over the last few years. This year, Ijtema will be held in…
HC calls grouping in Tablig Jamaat shameful
Dhaka, Jan 22 – The High Court yesterday felt ashamed over the grouping of Tablig Jamaat into the two factions for establishing control over the Ijtema Maidan on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi of Gazipur.
Indian agency attaches Zakir Naik’s $23m assets
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth Rs 16.4 crore (US 23 million) in two Indian cities belonging to Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik who has been accused of inciting youth to take up terror activities.
Madrasha Edu Dept asks for info on 1500 Ibtedayee Madrashas
Dhaka, Jan 18 – Directorate of Madrasha Education (DME) has sought information of the teachers of the 1,500 independent Ebtedayee Madrashas to know how many of them are active or left the jobs.
Dr Kamal wants prompt legal action against Shah Shafi
Dhaka, Jan 14 – Denouncing Hefajat-e-Islam chief Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi’s recent anti-female education comments, Dr Kamal Hossain’s Gono Forum on Monday demanded that legal actions be taken against him.
Hefajat chief asks parents: Don’t send girls to high schools
Chattogram, Jan 11 – Hefajat-e-Islam Ameer Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi on Friday urged parents not to send their daughters to schools and colleges for further education after they complete fourth or fifth grades.
The Uighur question: A civil society solution
By Chandra Muzaffar In the last few months, the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) like so many other civil society groups in various parts of the world has been inundated with videos and articles from different sources alleging…
Bangladesh AL leader Syed Ashraf’s first funeral prayer held
The first namaz-e-janaza of Syed Ashraf was held at the South Plaza of the Jaitya Sangsad on Sunday morning.The body of the veteran Awami League was taken to the Parliament complex from Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at 9:30 am.
Artificial Intelligence’s Ethical Implications
We cannot banalize the power and importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the modern economy. Nor can we legitimize everything it can be used for across Europe and beyond. AI, along with trans-humanism and the like, is the next frontier…
Case filed over Tabligh Jamaat’s factional clashes
Gazipur, Dec 3 – A case has been filed for obstructing police from performing their duties and attacking them during clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
One killed, 200 injured in Tabligh’Jamaat factional clash
One person was killed and over 200 people were injured in a series of clashes between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat for establishing control over Ijtema Maidan on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi on Saturday.
Tabligh Jamaat factional clash jams Dhaka’s airport road
The vehicular movement on the western side of the busy Airport Road remained halted from Airport Crossing to Abdullahpur since Saturday morning following a clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat.
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
Dhaka, Nov 21 – Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), was observed across the country on Wednesday with due religious solemnity.
Dr Kamal joins Eid-e-miladdunnabi mahfil at Bangabhaban
Jatiya Oikyafront chief Dr Kamal Hossain joined a milad mahfil hosted by President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi, the day of birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh).
Two major problems of the world
Shah Abdul Hannan The two greatest problems of the present world are the spread of immorality and poverty of a great number of people. The reason of immorality is lack of faith in the Creator or its absence in practice.…
PM seeks ulema role to maintain social peace
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Alem-Ulema of the country not to take laws in their own hands provoked by false propaganda on social media.
AL deceiving people over secularism, Liberation War: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 25 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday night said that Awami League is deceiving people over secularism and the Liberation War.
Durga Puja ends with Bijaya Dashami
Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Friday with the immersion of the idols of Goddess Durga across the country.
PM Hasina performs Umrah
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now on a four-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, performed the holy Umrah here on Thursday night.
Protesters stop females ages 10 to 50 from entering temple
New Delhi, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — A temple in southern India and one of the world’s largest Hindu pilgrimage centres opened its doors to females of menstruating age on Wednesday to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, but women weren’t…