Biggest religious fest of Hindus Durga Puja begins across Bangladesh
Shawdesh Desk: Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, has begun at temples and makeshift mandaps across the country amid due religious fervour and festivity. The 5-day ReadMore
Durga Puja holiday begins Thursday
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s interim government has announced an additional public holiday on Thursday, October 10, for Durga Puja, the largest religious celebration of the Hindu community in Bangladesh, says a ReadMore
Over 1,000 pilgrims died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
Shawdesh Desk: More than 1,000 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Sunday. More ReadMore
35 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims die in KSA
Shawdesh Desk: At least 35 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died of various causes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Among the deceased, 28 were males and seven were females. Of ReadMore
What pilgrims have to do in performing hajj in Makkah
Shawdesh desk: Each year, millions of Muslims from every race, class, and culture from around the world perform Hajj, the sacred pilgrimage and the fifth pillar of Islam. Hajj takes ReadMore
Hajj heatstroke, deaths fall with Kingdom’s safety measures: Report
Shawdesh desk: RIYADH: Heat-related deaths and strokes during the Hajj have fallen by 47.6 and 74.6 percent respectively over a 40-year period because of the interventions by the Saudi Arabia ReadMore
Buddha Purnima today
Shawdesh DEsk: Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, being observed across the country on Wednesday. On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and ReadMore
No battery-run rickshaws to be allowed on Dhaka city streets: Quader
Shawdesh desk: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has categorically said that no battery-run rickshaws will be allowed on the streets of the capital Dhaka. The imposition of a ReadMore
