Bangladesh

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 ...

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 ...

Former land minister and fugitive Awami League leader Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has reportedly amassed at least 260 luxury properties in the United Kingdom, including Rolls-Royce, raising fresh concerns over alleged illicit wealth accumulation. According to recent findings, a large portion of these properties are located in prime areas of London—one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets. The portfolio ...

A total of 282 Bangladeshi nationals are returning home from Bahrain amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The expatriates departed for Bangladesh on Friday aboard a special chartered flight. The flight is scheduled to travel from Bahrain to Dhaka via Dammam. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Manama, the special flight, operated by Gulf Air, left at 9:00am ...

Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad Nurul Islam Moni has said that parliament cannot be effective without the opposition party as it is the centre of all democratic activities. “Parliament is the center to solve the real problems of the country and it is the place where all laws of the country are made,” he said while exchanging views with ...

Bangladesh has confirmed the deaths of five of its citizens in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam. Speaking at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday, the minister said that Bangladeshis are being evacuated from Iran and other affected countries in stages. “Considering the situation, more Bangladeshis will be brought ...

Eid-ul-Fitr is bringing observed in Patnitala upazila of Naogaon and in some parts of Chapainawabganj on Friday in line with Saudi Arabia. In Naogaon, the Eid congregation was held at around 8:00am in Kolonipara area of Ward No. 3 under Nazipur municipality where Maulana Md Kamaruzzaman led the prayers. Around 100 worshippers, including men and women from nearby areas, took ...