Former adviser to the interim government Mahfuz Alam has called for all programmes marking Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH) to be allowed to take place without hindrance. He made the appeal in a post on Facebook on Tuesday, August 25. In his Facebook post, Mahfuz Alam wrote, “All programmes by all Continue Reading
Mufti Maulana Badruzzaman Riyad The harsh criticism and fatwas against Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi ﷺ seen in parts of today’s Qawmi circles raise a question: do these views represent the traditional position of Ulama-e-Deoband, or later influence from another ideology? Disliking Milad or Qiyam is one matter; declaring every form of it shirk or bid’ah is another. The Continue Reading
Stalin Sarkar I grew up in a village. There is a saying: “When the ground is slapped, the guilty are startled.” After Humayun Kabir took oath as State Minister for Foreign Affairs, a group appears to have been startled like those “guilty” people. They have launched a campaign against Mr. Humayun Kabir, repeatedly raising the […]Continue Reading
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that Bangladesh has a proud tradition of communal harmony and religious coexistence, with people of different faiths living together with mutual respect, tolerance and harmony for generations. He made the remarks while inaugurating the Siratunnabi (PUBH) programme at the eastern courtyard of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Continue Reading
Faruk Hossain The country’s fertiliser and gas crises are gradually easing amid global geopolitical tensions, instability in the Middle East and rising international energy prices. Under Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s direct guidance and diplomatic efforts, the government has taken several measures to ensure adequate fertiliser supplies, improve gas and electricity Continue Reading
Ulema and religious-minded people said they cannot accept a La-Madhhabi as deputy minister. They demanded that the government and Mr. Lincoln immediately clarify their positions and called for a qualified Hanafi scholar to be appointed to the post. The demands were raised at a national convention of ulema and mashayekh held Tuesday at the Diploma […]Continue Reading
Waterlogging and potholes disrupt public life Masud Parvez, Uttara (Dhaka) The Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway beneath and around the Abdullahpur flyover, stretching from Rajlaxmi in Uttara of the capital to Abdullahpur and through the surrounding VIP commercial area, has been in a severely dilapidated condition for the past two to three years. Waterlogging and large potholes on Continue Reading
A meeting of the leaders of Bangladesh Jamiat-e-Modarresin was held yesterday. The meeting, chaired by the organisation’s president Mr. A M M Bahauddin and moderated by Principal Maulana Sabbir Ahmed Momtazi, discussed the country’s current religious and social realities. In a statement unanimously adopted at the meeting, the leaders said the overwhelming majority of Continue Reading
Rohingyas held Genocide Day programmes at the Rohingya camps in Ukhiya-Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar. Marking nine years of the crisis and entering its 10th year, a rally was held at the football field of Kutupalong Rohingya Camp-4 in Ukhiya yesterday. Thousands of Rohingya women, men, children and youths joined the rally. The venue echoed with […]Continue Reading
Abu Hena Mukti The dengue situation has taken a severe turn in Khulna division. As the pressure of dengue patients has increased at private hospitals and clinics alongside government hospitals, a shortage of beds has emerged. In some places, patients cannot find the desired beds, while in others, hospital authorities are struggling to cope with […]Continue Reading





















