4000 worshippers from 120 countries perform Itikaf at Masjid-e-Nabawi

4000 worshippers from 120 Thousands of worshippers have gathered at the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina for Itikaf in the last decade of the holy month of Ramadan. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that about 4,000 worshippers from 120 countries are participating in Itikaf this time. The western part of the roof of the mosque has been designated for male worshippers and the northeastern part for female worshippers. Men can enter the designated areas through stairs number 6 and 10 and women through doors number 24 and 25. For the…

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Mobile market: Meat, milk, eggs at affordable prices during Ramadan

Mobile market: Meat milk The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, the Department of Livestock and related parties have taken extensive initiatives to maintain normal supply of daily necessities such as meat, milk, and eggs during the holy month of Ramadan and to keep prices stable. From the 1st to the 28th of Ramadan, mobile markets are selling broiler chicken, eggs, pasteurized milk, beef and mutton at affordable prices across the country, including Dhaka. As of March 19, 2025, 69,430 buyers have benefited from this program nationwide. Of these, 396,586 are…

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Protest at DU against Israeli attacks on Gaza violating ceasefire

Protest at DU against Israeli Students have staged a protest at Dhaka University to protest the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan in violation of the ceasefire agreement. The protest was held at Raju Bhaskar after Iftar on Tuesday. The protesters demanded that Muslim countries send troops to Gaza to protect the Palestinians. They also demanded that Israeli leaders be brought to justice at the International Criminal Court. The students, who have been protesting for 34 days demanding a ban…

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Guterres’ Bangladesh visit: Will the world stand by the hungry Rohingya?

Guterres’ Bangladesh visit: Will UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Bangladesh amid fears that food aid for Rohingya refugees could be cut drastically due to funding shortages. The food crisis could worsen the already inhumane living conditions in the world’s largest refugee camp. Guterres visited the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp on Friday (March 14). This is his second visit to Bangladesh. Guterres’ visit is seen as significant after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it would reduce food aid after USAID’s operations were halted. The WFP said food aid for…

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Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General assures, assistance will continue

Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure the necessary funds for the Rohingya. While visiting the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya on Wednesday (March 14), he said, “I promise that we will do everything we can to avoid a funding crisis. I will talk to all countries in the world to help us and ensure adequate funding.” Guterres said he will be vocal so that the international community does not forget the Rohingya. More assistance is urgently needed for the…

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Rohingya in aid crisis: Guterres warns

Rohingya in aid crisis: Guterres UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that a reduction in international aid for Rohingya refugees will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe. He spoke before breaking his fast with Rohingya refugees at Ukhiya Camp 20 Extension in Cox’s Bazar on Friday. “We are on the brink of a deep humanitarian crisis. With the announcement of a reduction in funding, we are at risk of receiving only 40 percent of the amount of humanitarian aid we had in 2024 in 2025. This would be a terrible catastrophe,”…

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Trade Advisor: Prices of daily necessities will decrease further during Ramadan

Trade Advisor: Prices of  Prime Minister’s Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin said that commodity prices will remain stable during the month of Ramadan and will further decline. He said this at the post-iftar gathering of Imams and Khatibs organized by Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh Dhaka Metropolitan at Jamia Madaniya Baridhara Madrasa Auditorium in the capital on Wednesday (March 12). Sheikh Bashir Uddin said that one of the reasons for the August 5 student uprising was wealth inequality. In order to eliminate this inequality, the Islamic model of Karje Hasana and Zakat can…

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Business leader who was forced to sit by holding ears in Lakshmipur apologizes

Business leader who was Abdul Aziz, the leader of the Lakshmipur District Merchants’ Association, has apologized for the incident of making some people sit up while eating food at a shop without fasting. However, the victims have not filed any complaint with the police station in this regard. Abdul Aziz, the acting president of the Lakshmipur Merchants’ Association, along with two of the victims, apologized in the Sadar Police Station area on Wednesday night following the intervention of the district police. Earlier, Abdul Aziz went to the restaurant with a…

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Traffic congestion in the metro, terrible conditions before Iftar

Monday was the ninth day of Ramadan. There was an unusual crowd in the metro that afternoon. On one hand, offices were open, on the other hand, public transport on the roads had been disrupted since morning. As a result, the entire pressure of passengers fell on the metro. Before the offices closed in the afternoon, people were overflowing into the metro compartment from Motijheel to Uttaram. At some stations, other passengers waiting outside were pushing people inside the compartment to make room for people. Even then, there was no…

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