Can be answered by gestures in prayer?
Question: When a person asks something to a friend who is in the obligatory prayer, he answers by pointing his hand or nodding his head. In this situation, his prayer has been valid? Answer: Answering by pointing one hand or head while praying does not invalidate the prayer. However, it is not right to answer while…
Attorney General wanted to dismiss the writ of banning Awami League
Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman appealed to ban Awami League and cancel the party’s registration because of indiscriminate killing of students. The writ was filed on behalf of a human rights organization called SARDA on August 19. On Tuesday (August 27), the Attorney General took part in the hearing of the writ and applied for the…
A debt dependent and contractionary budget will not bring any welfare to the people
In a press conference organized by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday, June 10, Secretary General of the organization and former MP Professor Mia Golam Parwar gave a formal response to the proposed budget for the financial year 2024-25 presented to the National Assembly. The press conference was chaired by Advocate Matiur Rahman Akand, Central Executive Council…
The bodies of three more hostages were recovered from Gaza
The bodies of three more hostages have been recovered from the Palestinian Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said on Friday that the Israeli forces carried out an operation in Jabalia in the northern part of Gaza on Thursday night. At this time, they recovered the bodies of three hostages from there. The three hostages whose…
Air pollution is now the biggest killer in Bangladesh
It is alarming to know that air pollution has become the leading cause of death in Bangladesh, outpacing fatalities from high blood pressure, poor diet, and tobacco use, according to a newly unveiled global study. The study found that in 2021, at least 236,000 lives were lost due to air pollution in the country. By comparison,…
Vessel with food arrives at Saint Martin’s amid crisis
Over 10,000 residents of the island faced food crisis due to Myanmar conflict A vessel named “FB-Baro Awlia” arrived at Saint Martin’s Island on Friday, carrying 75 tons of food provided by the local administration and 150 tons of food from traders. The vessel departed from Nuniarchhara ghat in Cox’s Bazar around 1pm on Friday,…
Due to which the United States imposed sanctions against former army chief Aziz
The US State Department has banned former Bangladesh Army Chief General (retd) Aziz Ahmed and his family members from entering the United States. Washington has taken this action due to allegations of involvement in corruption. This information was given in a statement published on the website of the US State Department on Monday night. US…
The possibility of Rohingya repatriation is becoming more tenuous?
Despite many attempts and much discussion for the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar for the past seven years, practically not a single person has been repatriated. On top of that, Bangladesh experts fear that this repatriation has become more uncertain due to the current internal conflict situation in Myanmar. Although the foreign minister…
UN team in Dhaka for exploratory discussions, not investigation
A UN OHCHR team in Dhaka has said the purpose of its visit to Bangladesh is to understand the interim government’s priorities for assistance in promoting human rights, not for an investigation. Rory Mungoven, chief of the Asia Pacific region at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, is…