Thursday, April 11

Emigration

Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated in Italy with religious solemnity and a festive atmosphere
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Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated in Italy with religious solemnity and a festive atmosphere

Online Desk: Eid-ul-Azha prayers were held in Italy in a solemn and festive atmosphere. Expatriate Bangladeshis, along with immigrants from different countries, perform Eid prayers in mosques and open fields in every city, including Italy's capital Rome, Venice, Milan, Genoa, Monfalcone, Naples, Treviso, Bologna. The prayer congregation started at 6 am local time and continued till 9:30 am. 5 congregations are held in the Central Jama Masjid of Baitul Mamur, Venice. About 3,000 devout Muslims performed Eid prayers there. Forgetting all differences, leaders of political, social and regional organizations participated in the Jamaat. As it was not a holiday, many Bangladeshi people could not pray. Besides, many Muslims go to work without spending time with family members after performing E...
Canada repatriates 14 citizens from Islamic State camps in Syria
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Canada repatriates 14 citizens from Islamic State camps in Syria

Online Desk : Canada repatriated four women and 10 children from Islamic State camps in northeastern Syria this week, police said on Friday. This is the fourth repatriation operation conducted by the Canadian government of its nationals held in camps under Islamic State (IS) control in Syria. Three of the women were arrested at the airport before appearing in court on a "terrorism peace bond application", a type of restraining order, police said in a statement. One of them, an unidentified 38-year-old woman, was transported to Alberta in western Canada and released on bail pending a hearing on conditions of her status. "This is not a criminal charge," her lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, told AFP, adding that the prosecutor will want to "ensure that the person follows the conditi...
I want to work for the party as a worker, not a leader – Mubarak Hossain
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I want to work for the party as a worker, not a leader – Mubarak Hossain

Shojib Al Hossain | Italy Reporter | Mubarak Hossain was born in Shambhupur village in Bhairab upazila Shibpur union of Kishoreganj district. His father Rafiqul Islam Judge Mia. He is a prominent businessman of Bhairab Bazar and former president of Shivpur Union Jubo League and contested for the post of chairman in the Upazila Parishad elections. Mubarak Hossain was selected as an honorary member of the Italian Awami League in a party press release signed by the recent Italian Awami League president, freedom fighter Mahtab Hossain and general secretary Md. Alamgir Hossain. Mubarak Hossain, the progeny of Bhairab, who came from student politics, has been involved with various social and political organizations ever since he came to Italy. He is constantly working to organize the te...
Iftar mahfil organized by Kishoreganj residents living in Venice
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Iftar mahfil organized by Kishoreganj residents living in Venice

Shojib Al Hossain | Italy | The residents of Venice, Italy's Kishoreganj neighborhood observed iftar and doa mahfil with religious solemnity. Thousands of Bangladeshis living abroad in different occupations attended the Iftar celebration. This iftar mahfil was held on Friday in the neighborhood of Baitul Ma'mur Central Jame Masjid. Eminent community personality Rafiqul Bari, prominent political personality Abdul Mannan and Haji Abul Kasem, Tofazzal Khan Toshan gave a welcome speech in the organized iftar party. In addition, Tajul Islam, Mubarak Hossain, Solaiman Hossain, Fakhrul Chowdhury, Amir Hossain, Sohail Rahman, Nawaz Sharif, Rajibur Hasan, Abdul Ahad Miar conducted Islamic narration before the fasting people present before Iftar. Maulana Abdul Aziz, the Khatib of the local Jam...