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Poetry / Bring humanity home alive
This universe’s heart is hollow now for humanity has died inside it.
Poetry / House of god
I wonder where God sits in that tower. I wonder whose cries are louder.
5 easy ways to do Sadaqah
Unlike Zakat, sadaqah is not obligatory but is rather a simple act of kindness done out of compassion with the intention to please Allah (SWT) and help others.
Evolving mosques in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, many new mosques with their edgy architecture are reflecting changes in the populace’s changing mores.
Kazi Nazrul Islam and “World Literature”: Some Questions and Concerns
Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) has been customarily characterized as a rebel poet, particularly, if not exclusively, because of his 1922 poem called “Bidrohi” (the Rebel)—a poem that fiercely stages his political, linguistic, even metrical rebellion all at once.
The Islamic strain in Kazi Nazrul Islam
Nazrul’s iconic poem uses both Islamic lore as well as Hindu myths to rebel against all that dehumanises and discriminates against human beings.
5 top Buddhist sites in Bangladesh
Although Buddhism comprises a very small percentage of the population, there are Buddhist temples and monasteries aplenty, especially due to Bengal’s rich Buddhist heritage.
Religious freedom worsening in Bangladesh, across South Asia: US report
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed deep concerns about the worsening religious freedom conditions in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.
No clash between religion and culture: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said culture has no clash with religion -- referring to numerous attacks on cultural programmes including bombings at Pahela Baishakh celebration.
Lalmonirhat imam, 2 others sent to jail for ‘demeaning Islam’
An imam (religious leader) and two others have been sent to jail in Lalmonirhat over a case filed for allegedly demeaning Islam.
Humiliated headmaster reinstated
A primary probe report found untrue the allegation against the headmaster that he insulted religion, for which he was publicly humiliated triggering public outrage and a firestorm of protest on the social media.
Muslim woman's cheeky selfie with anti-Islam group goes viral
When hijab-wearing Zakia Belkhiri saw members of a far-right anti-Islam group protesting outside an Islamic lifestyle event she was attending in Belgium she responded like a true Millennial.
N’ganj teacher wants justice
Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, the school headmaster of Narayanganj, wants justice for his humiliation over the allegation of his disparaging statements about religion.
Tagore's encounters with luminaries of the West
Rabindranath Tagore, during his visits abroad, he engaged in intriguing conversations with brilliant minds from across the world – starting from British sci-fi master HG Wells to French dramatist-art historian Romain Rolland to genius German physicist Albert Einstein – where he spoke about the correlation of art and science, international relations and religion, and multiculturalism.
Govt moves to form media monitoring centre
The government has taken initiative to form a “media monitoring centre” to monitor news items published in different media, the information minister tells the parliament.
‘Durga Temple looted’ in Demra
Unidentified miscreants have allegedly looted around Tk 30,000 from a Durga temple in Demra area of Dhaka.
Jamaat calls countrywide hartal tomorrow
Jamaat-e-Islami calls nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal tomorrow alleging that move is on to abandon Islam as state religion.
No scope to leave women behind in the name of religion: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stresses need for equal development of country's womenfolk as there is no scope to leave them behind in the name of religion.
Religious freedom and pluralism are enduring American values
Religious liberty is an integral factor of American life, and has been since our nation's founding.