16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (189+ words) The first Hajj return flight of 2026 landed in Dhaka on Saturday morning, marking the beginning of a month-long repatriation process for Bangladeshi pilgrims following the successful completion of the holy pilgrimage. The pilgrims arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (375+ words) Thousands of Muslim pilgrims began to leave the holy city of Mecca on Friday after having completed the hajj pilgrimage in scorching heat and despite the shadow of war across the Middle East. This year more than 1. 7 million people from…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (986+ words) Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, was celebrated across Bangladesh with due religious fervor and festivity on Thursday. The festival was celebrated in the spirit of devotion, sacrifice and submission to the will of the Almighty Allah. Muslim…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (424+ words) Defying heavy rain and gloomy weather, nearly one lakh devotees joined the 199th Eid-ul-Azha congregation at the historic Sholakia Eidgah Maidan in Kishoreganj on Thursday under a high security arrangement. The Eid jamaat began at 9: 00am with Mufti Abul Khair Mohammad Saifullah,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (286+ words) Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin and prime minister Tarique Rahman offered Eid-ul-Azha prayers at the country's main congregation at the National Eidgah on Thursday morning. Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Mufti Muhammad Abdul Malek led the prayers around 7: 31am. A special…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (353+ words) Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the largest religious festival of Muslims, is being celebrated in Bangladesh with religious fervour and festivity on Thursday. The main Eid-ul-Azha congregation was held at the National Eidgah at 7: 30am, with the participation of president Mohammed Shahabuddin and prime…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (592+ words) Over 1. 5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Makkah on Monday for an annual Hajj pilgrimage carried out against the backdrop of hopes for an end to the war in the Middle East. The…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (372+ words) Huge numbers of Muslims prayed on Mount Arafat on Tuesday at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage, as a punishing desert sun sent temperatures soaring towards 40 C. From daybreak, thousands of white-robed worshippers recited Quranic verses on the 70-metre (230 feet) rocky…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (281+ words) The formal rituals of the holy Hajj will begin on Monday as pilgrims start staying in Mina from the morning in line with the religious obligations of Hajj. Following the directives of the Saudi government to ensure smooth and safe…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (630+ words) More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the Middle East war, as animosity smoulders across the region despite a fragile ceasefire. This year's rites, drawing Muslim worshippers from across the world, including…...