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.
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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…
Fitra fixed at Tk 65
Dhaka – The government of Wednesday fixed the minimum Fitra at Tk 65 and the maximum at Tk 1650 per head for this year. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Fitra Fixation Committee at the conference…
IBBL hosts ifter for fasting pedestrians during Ramadan
Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has taken month-long programme to distribute Ifter among one lac fifty thousand fasting pedestrians in Dhaka and Chittagong cities during the Holy Month Ramadan this year.
Hajj flight will begin from August 4
Dhaka-The government has announced the schedule of Hajj flights and the first pre-hajj flight will begin from August 4.
G7 leaders visit Shinto religion’s holiest shrine in Japan
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has taken world leaders to the Shinto religion’s holiest site, as the Group of Seven (G7) summit begins in the country. Mr Abe said the visit was so that they could “understand the spirituality of Japanese…
Shab-e-Barat observed
Dhaka – The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, was observed in Bangladesh on Sunday night with due solemnity and religious fervour. Muslim devotees offered prayers, held discussion meetings and milad mohfils seeking divine blessings for peace, happiness and wellbeing…
Khaleda offers fateha at husband, son’s graves
Dhaka – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday night offered fateha at the graves of her husband Ziaur Rahman and younger son Aarafat Rahman Koko on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat, unb news agency reported. The BNP chief first went to…
Shab-e-Barat Sunday
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed across the country on Sunday with due religious fervour. According to Muslim belief, Shab-e-Barat is the night when Allah arranges the affairs of the following year. On Shab-e-Barat,…
Shab-e-Barat on May 22
Dhaka -The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on May 22 as the Shaban moon was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Saturday. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at…
Shab-e-Meraj Wednesday
Dhaka – The holy Shab-e-Miraj will be observed in the country on Wednesday night with due religious fervour, unb news agency reported. On 27th of Arabic month of Rajab every year, the Muslims observe the Shab-e-Meraj, the night when Prophet…
101,758 to perform hajj this year
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal for amendments to the National Hajj and Umrah Policy-2016 (Hijri 1437) and Hajj Package 2016 (Hijri 1437) by doubling the number of hajj pilgrims to 10,000 under government management, unb news…
Movement if move to drop state religion not stop: IAB
Dhaka – Principal Moulana Yunus Ahmed, secretary general of Islami Andolan Bangladsh said on Saturday that his party would be compelled to take up a strong programme of movement is the ‘conspiracy’ to drop ‘State Religion Islam’ from the Constituting…
Saudi Arabia tells UN Human Rights Council ‘shariah is sacrosanct’
Saudi Arabia has told the United Nations Human Rights Council that it would not accept any recommendations that contravene Islamic law. Faisal bin Hassan Trad, Saudi ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, made the comments…
What do you think when you look at me – An American Muslim asks
What do you think when you look at me? A woman of faith? An expert? Maybe even a sister. Or oppressed, brainwashed, a terrorist. Or just an airport security line delay. That one’s actually true. (Laughter) If some of your…
Donald Trump ‘is not Christian’- Pope Francis: Remark ‘disgraceful’- Trump
By Sarah Mimms After visiting the US-Mexico border, Pope Francis on Thursday responded to a question about Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall between the two countries by saying that “this man is not Christian if he has said…
Religious pluralism, peace: Lessons from Madinah Charter
By Mohamed Bin Ali The Medina Charter (Arabic: Sahifah Medina or Dustur Medina) is arguably known to be the first constitution ever written incorporating religion and politics. Drawn up by Prophet Muhammad, the Charter was intended to end inter-tribal conflicts…
President Obama visits a Baltimore mosque
President Obama on Wednesday spoke at the Islamic Society of Baltimore — his first visit to a mosque in America — on protecting our nation’s tradition of religious freedom.(Excerpts) “If we’re serious about freedom of religion — and I’m speaking…
Truth-seeking about Islam
By Paul Findley Twenty years ago the plight of Muslims in America was so serious, it led me to a weeklong international conference on Western images of Islam. It was held in Penang, Malaysia, half way around the world. Leading…
Biswa Ijtema 2nd phase ends today at Tongi
Dhaka – The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslims in the world, will conclude today (Sunday) with the offering of Akheri Munajat. Eminent Islamic scholar of India Moulana Muhammad Sa’ad is likely to lead…
Biswa Ijtema Second phase ends tomorrow
The “Akheri Munajat” of the second phase of 51st Biswa Ijtema on the banks of river Turag at Tongi will be offered tomorrow, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation.Thousands of Muslims from home and abroad are participating in the second…
Tablig Ijtema second phase of begins Friday
Dhaka – The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema will begin on Friday at the bank of river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur. It will end on Sunday with akhery munajat. The devotees from 15 districts will participate in the second…
PM joins Akheri Munajat
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today joined the Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) of Biswa Ijtema as the first phase of the world’s largest Muslim congregation after the holy Hajj ended on the banks of the river Turag at Tongi.From her official…
Biswa Ijtema phase-I ends with Akheri Munajat
Dhaka – The first phase of the Biswa Ijtema on the bank of Turag River at Tongi on the outskirts of the capital ended on Sunday with the offering of Akheri Munajat (concluding prayers) joined by thousands of Muslims from…
Bishwa Ijtema ends tomorrow
The “Akheri Munajat” of the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema on the banks of river Turag at Tongi will be offered tomorrow, ending the three-day annual Muslim congregation.Tens of thousands of the Muslims from home and abroad are participating in…
Tablig Biswa Iztema first phase begins Friday
Tens of thousands of devotees flocked to the Turag River bank at Tongi as the first phase of Biswa Ijtema, one of the biggest congregations of Muslims in the world, began on Friday.
Vatican paper blasts Charlie Hebdo cover as ‘Insulting’ to all faiths
By Elise Harris One year after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris that left 12 dead, the Vatican daily newspaper has condemned the French satirical paper’s anniversary cover which depicts God as an armed terrorist. The illustration on the paper’s…
Tablig Biswa Iztema 1st phase begins
The first phase of Biswa Ijtema, one of the biggest congregations of Muslims in the globe, began on Friday on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi, on the edge of the capital. The congregation, also called the World…
Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi celebrated
Dhaka – Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi is being observed in the country today commemorating the birth of Great Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) 1,443 years ago on this day of the month of Rabiul Awal with divine blessings for the mankind. The Muslims…