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 ...

Oil and gas prices rose sharply and stock markets slid back on Thursday after Iranian strikes hit energy infrastructure in the Middle East, including Qatar’s main gas facility. Brent crude was trading at just over $108 a barrel on Thursday evening, having risen as high as $119 earlier in the day. UK gas prices were 154.8p per therm, an increase ...

As like every year the largest Eid congregation in Sylhet will be held at the historic Shahi Eidgah ground here on Saturday. The prayer will begin at 8:30 AM, according to the officials. Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir and Labour and Employment and Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury along with people from various walks of life ...

Sociologist Leah Ruppanner talks to BBC senior health correspondent Melissa Hogenboom about why women are still taking on most of the cognitive burden of running a household, and why understanding the different types of this mental work is key to reducing burnout. In today’s fast-paced world, many women find themselves grappling with an invisible yet overwhelming burden known as the ...