Religion

Shab-e-Qadr tonight

Shawdesh Desk: The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed night for Muslims, will be observed across the country on Sunday night with due solemnity and religious

Fitra fixed at minimum Tk 70

Shawdesh desk: The Islamic Foundation has fixed this year’s Fitra at minimum Tk 70 and maximum Tk 2,310 per person. Last year, the minimum Fitra was Tk 70, but the

Shab-e-Barat tonight

Shawdesh Desk: The holy Shab-e-Barat, known as the night of fortune, will be observed across the country tonight with due religious fervour and devotion. The Muslim devotees would spend the

Shab-e-Barat on March 29

Shawdesh Desk: Shab-e-Barat, the holy night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed on the night of March 29 as the moon of Sha’ban month was not sighted in Bangladesh

Durga Puja ends today

Shawdesh Desk: The five-day long Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Bangalee Hindu Community, ends Monday with immersion of the Goddess Durga in the rivers and water bodies across the

Durga Puja: Bijaya Dashomi to be held Monday

Shawdesh desk: Bijaya Dashomi of the five-day Sarodia Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated in the country on Monday. With solemn immersion of

Durga Puja to be held at 30,225 mandaps countrywide

Shawdesh desk: Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangale Hindu community, will be arranged at 30,225 puja mandaps across the country this year. In the wake of the

Mecca reopens after 7-month pause for coronavirus

Shawdesh Desk: Saudi Arabia will reopen the Muslim holy places for the year-round umrah pilgrimage on Sunday with extensive health precautions, seven months after coronavirus disease (Covid-19) prompted its suspension.