Saudi Arabia to impose fines on Hajj pilgrims without permits
Shawdesh Desk: Saudi Arabia authothorities have warned foreign and local Hajj pilgrims, emphasizing the necessity of obtaining the required permits for participation in the upcoming season. The Ministry of Hajj ReadMore
Hajj registration ends, 44,043 quotas remain unfulfilled
Shawdesh Desk: The Hajj registration deadline ended at 11pm on Tuesday (February 6) keeping more than 44,000 quotas unfulfilled. Bangladesh now returns these quotas to Saudi Arabia. According to the ReadMore
Good news for Hajj pilgrims: Saudi Arabia launches unified visa application platform
Shawdesh desk: To facilitate travel of Haj pilgrims, Saudi Arabia has launched a consolidated national visa application platform named KSA Visa. It’s a system that integrates more than 30 ministries, ReadMore
Minimum cost of private hajj package set at Tk 5.89 lakh for 2024: HAAB
Shawdesh desk: Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday announced a package for performing hajj under private management in 2024 fixing minimum cost at Tk 5,89,800. M Shahadat Hossain, president ReadMore
Saudi Arabia: Three rules for pilgrims to ensure smooth Tawaf in Mecca
Shawdesh desk: Saudi Arabia has set guidelines for pilgrims to perform a smooth Tawaf, a ritual circumbulation of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque, Islam’s most sacred site in ReadMore
5-day Durga Puja being celebrated with offering Saptami puja
Shawdesh desk: The five-day Durga Puja is being celebrated for the second day on Saturday with Maha Saptami puja amid due religious fervor and gaiety. Maha Saptami puja is being ReadMore
Durga Puja begins tomorrow with Maha Shasthi
Shawdesh desk: Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will begin tomorrow with Maha Shasthi puja at temples across the country amid festivity and religious fervour. ReadMore
Hindus celebrating Mahalaya across country
Shawdesh desk; Hindus across the country are celebrating Mahalaya, the auspicious occasion that heralds the advent of Goddess Durga, on Saturday. Considered as a ceremonial invocation of Goddess Durga, Mahalaya ReadMore
