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Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   As Ramadan approaches, Muslims worldwide engage in preparations akin to the anticipation and goal-setting that mark the start of a new year. Just as individuals set resolutions and intentions for personal development, planning for Ramadan involves thoughtful considerations, reflection, and the establishment of habits conducive to spiritual growth. For the past three years, Dina Aziz, a ...

Matiar Chowdhury:   In every country of the world, “footover bridges” or pedestrian crossing bridges are made for easy crossing of roads and highways or busy roads in big cities. By using which common pedestrians can cross the road safely. In every country of the world there are countless footover bridges. In our country too, numerous “footover bridges” have been ...

A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join so-called Islamic State has lost her latest appeal over the removal of her British citizenship, report agencies. Shamima Begum travelled to Syria in 2015 aged 15 and her citizenship was revoked on national security grounds shortly after she was found in a Syrian refugee camp in February 2019. ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah :  A delegation of Bangladeshi representatives attending the Munich Security Conference has taken a small but meaningful step to address the global climate crisis by offsetting their carbon footprints through tree planting efforts back home. Inspired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s call for all Bangladeshis to plant trees as part of the country’s environmental security efforts, the ...

  Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman has reneged on an election promise to freeze council tax rises, leaving residents facing a dire financial crisis. At a time of widespread economic hardship the Mayor has decided to increase the maximum council tax, resulting in Tower Hamlets residents paying an extra 4.99% in annual tax. Tower Hamlets Labor Group condemns Mayor Lutfur ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:     A Bengali-origin Finnish politician, Dr Mojibur Doftori, has been elected as a Member of the Political Working Group, “Europe in the World”, of Belgium-based European Movement International (EMI). The current President of EMI is Guy Verhofstadt, former prime minister of Belgium and a current Member of the European Parliament (MEP). This movement has member organisations across ...

  Known as ‘Discoverwithr9ulu’ on Tiktok, Ruhul has gone viral with his amazing videos of Sylhet, Bangladesh. His videography skilfully captures the natural wonders of Bangladesh, executing precise camera movements to achieve the desired visual composition, leaving viewers in awe of the country’s unparalleled beauty. With the graceful movements of his drone, Ruhul takes viewers on a bird’s-eye journey through the vibrant ...

  The first elected independent councilor of Tower Hamlets, East End Community School teacher and founding president of the Greater Noakhali Association, Muhammad Nurul Haque is no more. He passed away on Thursday, February 8 in Gazipur, Dhaka. Innalillahi wainnailahi Rajiun has been informed by a source – for the past one and a half years he was living with ...

Ambassadors, High Commissioners, and Permanent Representatives of more than 40 African countries, members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for offering 10 marine cadetship scholarships from Bangladesh for African LDCs and SIDS at the IMO. At a reception hosted by Bangladesh High Commission London in honour of African members of the IMO who supported Bangladesh’s ...

Over a century ago, Barbados welcomed its first known Muslim, Bashart Ali Dewan, a silk merchant from West Bengal, in 1910. His arrival marked the beginning of a community, with more Bengalis joining him and establishing homes in various parts of Bridgetown, such as Wellington Street, Milk Market, and Tudor Street (upstairs Bata Shoe Shop). Following the Bengalis were the ...