21+ hour, 24+ min ago  (127+ words) Easter masses cancelled in Dubai because of war'Newagebd.net Easter masses cancelled in Dubai because of war Following government directives, "all Masses at our Church are cancelled until further notice," St Francis of Assisi Church at Jebel Ali in Dubai…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (223+ words) Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama warned Tuesday that violence only results in more conflict, urging peace as conflict rages in the Middle East and Ukraine. "History has shown us time and again that violence only begets more violence and…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (220+ words) A discussion on national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's ghazals was held on Saturday at an event titled Bhasa Sanskritir Alap, organised by Chhayanaut in their seminar room at Dhanmondi, Dhaka. Layeqa Bashir, a teacher at Chhayanaut Sangeet Bidyayatan and a…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (614+ words) Pope Leo XIV on Saturday denounced the widening gap between the haves and have-nots as he visited Monaco, a millionaires" playground that is the surprise pick for the first western European trip of his papacy. Arriving by helicopter from Rome,…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (1195+ words) I WRITE this not as a scholar, nor as a spokesperson for any institution, but as a woman shaped by a Muslim cultural world " and unsettled by what that world has become. Across communities from Bangladesh to the global diaspora,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (206+ words) Thousands of devotees gathered on Thursday along the banks of the River Brahmaputra in Kurigram to observe the bathing ritual on Ashtami. According to the organising committee, the annual Ashtami Bath Festival is observed on the eighth lunar day of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1489+ words) Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated across Bangladesh on Saturday with due religious fervour and gaiety. The main jamaat of the Eid-ul-Fitr was held at the National Eidgah on the Supreme Court premises in Dhaka…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (341+ words) Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin and prime minister Tarique Rahman offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at the country's main congregation at the National Eidgah on Saturday morning. Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, Mufti Muhammad Abdul Malek, led the prayers at around 8:34am. A…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago  (386+ words) Muslims across Bangladesh are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, today with due solemnity, a spirit of sacrifice, and religious fervour. The main congregation was held at the Jatiya Eidgah in the capital at 8:30am at the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (120+ words) A congregation for holy Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at 8:00am at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. Members of Parliament, officials and staff of the JS Secretariat, and devotees from the surrounding areas will participate in the prayer, said…...