UNB: Umrah pilgrims from five countries including Bangladesh must provide their biometric data, including “fingerprints” in order to get an electronic Umrah visa, the Saudi Ministry of Hajj... Read more

The Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee is waiting for an approval from the authorities concerned to run development work at the national mosque to enhance facilities for devot... Read more

Esaraf Hossain, Dhaka: Acts of sabotage have been feared in the capital or elsewhere in the country during the Durga Puja celebrations to destabilise law and order, intelligence sources said... Read more

The Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the anniversary of the birth and death of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed on October 9, Sunday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Natio... Read more

Saudi Arabia announced that it would be cancelling the lottery system for domestic pilgrims who want to perform Haj in 2023. According to a tweet from Haramain Sharafain, the Kingdom’s... Read more

Rashidul Hasan, Dhaka: All Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims are set to reach Saudi Arabia today. Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Flynas have already carried all their passengers to the country. Saudi... Read more

BSS: Ratha Yatra, the chariot festival of Sri Jagannath Dev which is one of the major festivals of the Hindu community, begins today. The festival will come to an end with Ulto Ratha Yatra (... Read more

The Holy Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest festivals of the Muslims, will be celebrated in Bangladesh on July 10. The decision was taken following moon sighting of Zilhajj month of Arabic cale... Read more

The Odisha government on Monday said masks would be mandatory for devotees coming to Puri to witness the famous nine-day Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath scheduled to begin from July 1. Devotees... Read more

UNB: Over 2,400 more Bangladeshis will be able to perform Hajj this year, as Saudi Arabia has increased the number of Hajj quota for this country. The information came from a letter sent to... Read more

The cost for performing Hajj has increased by Tk 59,000 per person. This cost will add to the Hajj package which was earlier announced by the religious affairs ministry and Hajj Agency Assoc... Read more

UNB: Nominees of potential pilgrims registered by the government who already deposited their hajj funds but are unable to attend this year due to death, illness, or age limit will be allowed... Read more

UNB: Like every year five Eid jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque from 7 am on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr this year Islamic Foundation, Bangladesh revealed the schedule i... Read more

BSS: The holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr (the Night of Decree) when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across... Read more

After the meeting, Dibyasingh Deb said the ongoing heritage corridor project around the temple poses no threat to the 12th century Shree Jagannath Temple Odisha News Desk: Puri Shree Jaganna... Read more

Some 57,856 Bangladeshis will be able to perform Hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, this year. State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan said th... Read more

Bangladesh News Desk: The main Eid-ul-Fitr jamaat (congregation) will be held at National Eidgah on the High Court premises in the capital after two years of the closure due to coronavirus o... Read more

BSS: The minimum Fitra has been fixed this year at Taka 75 per person while the maximum is Taka 2,310. The National Fitra Fixing Committee of the Islamic Foundation (IF) fixed the amounts at... Read more

The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country from Sunday. The National Moon Sighting Committee made the announcem... Read more