Thousands of Muslims held Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in Iran on Saturday to mark the end of the Ramadan fast against the backdrop of the Middle East war, state television footage showed. Iran, a majority-Shia nation, marked the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a day after most other Muslim countries, which are mainly Sunni. At dawn, a crowd of ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman exchanged Eid-ul-Fitr greetings with citizens from all walks of life, including diplomats, scholars, and prominent figures, at the state guest house Jamuna on Saturday morning. The Prime Minister was joined by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman during the event. Devotees and well-wishers began arriving at Jamuna well before the scheduled time to ...

Hundreds of thousands of worshippers gathered at the historic Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj on Saturday to offer Eid-ul-Fitr prayers, marking the 199th Eid congregation at the site. The main prayer began at 10:00am, led by Mufti Abul Khair Muhammad Saifullah. After the prayers, special supplications were offered for global peace, the welfare of the Muslim Ummah, and the prosperity of ...

Amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, 186 Bangladeshis have safely returned home from Iran. They were welcomed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam and State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Md Nurul Haque. Present at the reception were the Prime Minister’s foreign affairs advisor Humayun Kabir, Senior Secretary ...

  US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was considering “winding down” military operations against Iran, as the United States temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian oil shipments to stem a global supply crisis. Iran launched a new wave of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia and Israel meanwhile after supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei claimed to have dealt a ...

The main Eid-ul-Fitr congregation was held at the National Eidgah on Saturday morning, with both the President and Prime Minister participating together. The congregation, held at 8:30am, saw President Mohammad Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman offering prayers alongside thousands of worshippers. With this, Tarique Rahman became the first male prime minister in 35 years to attend the main Eid ...

The first congregation of Eid-ul-Fitr prayers was held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque on Saturday morning in a solemn yet festive atmosphere. The prayer was held at 7:00am, led by the mosque’s Senior Pesh Imam, Maulana Mizanur Rahman. Before the prayer, he delivered a sermon (bayan), offering religious guidance and advice to the gathered worshippers. A total of five ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the Monipur High School and College ground in the capital’s Mirpur area on Saturday morning. The Eid congregation was held in a peaceful and disciplined environment, with a large number of devotees from surrounding areas joining the prayers. Still photographs of the occasion showed the Jamaat chief offering prayers alongside ...

Muhammed Shahed Rahman, Special correspondent : After a month of fasting abroad, Muslims in various cities in the United Kingdom celebrated Eid with due dignity. Muslims in various cities in the United Kingdom prayed in mosques and open spaces in various parks on the holy day of Eid al-Fitr. The UK’s largest Eid al-Fitr congregational prayer began at 7am at ...

Labour MPs opposed to the government’s immigration reforms are threatening to expose the party’s divisions by forcing a symbolic vote in Parliament unless ministers back down. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to double the length of time that it will take for migrants to gain indefinite leave to remain (ILR) – or permanent residency – in the UK in most ...