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Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha June 7

Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 7 as the moon of the holy month of Zil-Hajj of 1446 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh on Wednesday...

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Jammat leader Azhar freed from jail following acquittal in war crimes case

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who had been on death row for war crimes, was released from custody on Wednesday morning—just a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court overturned his conviction for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...

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Left students protest at Azhar release

Several left-leaning student organisations, including Bangladesh Students’ Union, on Tuesday staged a protest rally protesting at the acquittal of Bangladeshi Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former alleged Al-Badr commander ATM Azharul Islam who was charged with war crimes...

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Jamaat chief seeks unconditional forgiveness

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday sought unconditional forgiveness from those who have been hurt or harmed by actions or words of any members of the party.

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AIB launches 3 Islamic deposit products

Al-Arafah Islami Bank on Tuesday launched three new deposit products, namely Al-Wadiah Current Plus Account, Mudaraba Savings Plus Deposit and Mudaraba Youth Saver Account, said a press release...

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Not in the name of Islam

WAZ mahfils — Islamic religious sermons rooted in centuries of South Asian Islamic tradition — have long served as spaces for spiritual guidance, communal unity, and a shared moral framework for communities across both rural and urban spaces. Many of these wazs continue to offer meaningful religious education and moral direction grounded in Islamic knowledge...

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Azhar’s death sentence overturned

The Appellate Division on Tuesday overturned its 2019 judgement that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 liberation war...

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SC overturns death sentence of Jamaat leader Azhar in war crimes case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its previous verdict that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh...

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AB Bank opens 3 Islamic deposit products

AB Bank has recently launched three new Shariah-compliant deposit products namely AB Maahir, AB Islamic DPS and AB Hajj Deposit Scheme, said a press release...

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Al-Arafah bank holds 426th board meeting

The 426th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Sunday. Chairman of the board of directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting...

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Govt, parties should reassess priorities

The meetings of the chief adviser to the interim government with political parties on May 24, presumably aimed at resolving the ongoing political and other crises that had led the increasingly frustrated chief adviser to consider resignation, appear not to have decisively eased the stalemate. Conflicting demands from various political parties, especially the...

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35 IU students win Dean’s Award

A total of 35 meritorious students from different departments under various faculties of Islamic University in Kushtia on Saturday were given Dean’s Award for their excellent academic results in BSS honours examinations under 2018-2019 session...

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BNP, Jamaat, NCP stick to own positions

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has once again asserted its demand for an immediate announcement of a clear electoral road map to ensure that Jatiya Sangsad elections are held by December this year while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has pressed for...

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Shahjalal bank holds 897th EC meeting

The 897th meeting of the executive committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held recently at the corporate head office of the bank...

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Govt should go tough against threats to traditional fairs

A FAIR, Gazi Kalu-Champabati Mela, having been held for about two hundred years, at Jagannathpur of Kumarkhali in Kushtia has remained suspended since May 20 after it began on May 17. A clash between the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, which wanted a permanent end to the holding of the fair, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which wanted the fair to continue, has...

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Shahidul becomes DMD of Jamuna Bank

Md Shahidul Islam has been promoted to deputy managing director of Jamuna Bank PLC, effective from April 28, said a press release...

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GIB opens Kadamtoli sub-branch

Global Islami Bank on Wednesday opened its Kadamtoli sub-branch in Chattogram, according to a press release...

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ACC prosecutes S Alam, 42 others

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday filed two separate cases against 43 people, including S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, also former chairman of First Security Islami Bank, and the bank’s former...

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Islami Bank gets award for digital banking services

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC on Thursday achieved ‘Accessible Digital Banking Services’ award for significant role in providing disability-friendly banking services through its Cellfin app, said a press release.