France: Minister calls for ban of burkini
Algerian lawmakers seek to criminalize normalization with Israel
Palestine: Israeli police attack funeral of Palestinian youth, injuring 71 in Jerusalem
Burkina Faso: 43 dead in weekend attacks across the country
Pakistan: Suicide blast kills 6, including 3 children, in NW Pakistan
Palestine: Israeli police attack mourners carrying Abu Akleh’s body during funeral procession
Sweden: Danish far-right leader burns Qur’an under police protection
Palestine: Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces in West Bank
Palestine: 50 Palestinians killed by Israel this year
Ukraine says all women, children, elderly evacuated from Mariupol plant
Palestine: Israeli settlers torch Palestinians vehicles, vandalize property in West Bank
France: Mosque attacked in Metz, northeastern France
Palestine: Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa complex, police fire at Muslim worshippers
Sweden: Experts, families say Sweden’s social system mistreats Muslim children
Sweden: Muslim, Orthodox Christian graves vandalized, Qur’an burnt in Swedish cities
Ethiopians observe grand iftar on capital streets, decry communal violence
Afghanistan: Bombing kills 10 killed, injures 30 at Kabul mosque
Ethiopia: 20 Muslims killed in cemetery in Amhara region by Christians
UK: Cameron singles out Muslims for failure of Prevent programme
Palestine: 2 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in West Bank raids
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh on Monday formally inaugurated its largest thermal power plant with an ambitious and challenging target of delivering the power supply to every household nationwide. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the inaugural session … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Human rights watchdog Fortify Rights urged Bangladesh on Sunday not to pressure Rohingya Muslim refugees to move to a remote island in the southern Bay of Bengal. “The Bangladesh government should prevent coercive … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in the fifth phase of local government elections across Bangladesh, sources said Wednesday. Six of the victims were slain in clashes during the daylong … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The death toll from Friday’s ferry fire incident in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has risen to 38, hospital sources said on Saturday, as search and rescue operations continue for a second day. At least … Continued
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Women-led enterprises in Bangladesh have long faced policy hurdles in accessing finance from formal channels which have become a double blow for survival during the coronavirus pandemic. Moreover, financial institutions are also … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Police in Bangladesh arrested a Hindu teenager Monday for an allegedly offensive post on Facebook against Islam’s holiest site, the Ka’bah, that went viral, triggering communal violence in the country. Paritosh Sarkar demeaned … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh has appealed to the UN to resolve its decades-old dispute with India over the maritime demarcation in the southern Bay of Bengal, said official sources. According to a Foreign Ministry source, Bangladesh’s … Continued
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh on Tuesday extended the existing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions to be effective until Aug. 10 as the prevailing situation across the country continued worsening. The South Asian country has implemented a 14-day … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): More than 60 makeshift tents of Rohingya refugees at a camp in Bangladesh’s southern Cox’s Bazar district were gutted in a fire late Tuesday, according to Rohingya and official sources. “We primarily came … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): At least 52 people have been killed and 35 others injured in a massive fire that broke out at six-storey food processing factory in Bangladesh’s industry-hub district of Narayanganj, the eastern closest … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The death toll from an explosion in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka rose to eight late on Sunday as a victim succumbed to injuries while under treatment, according to hospital sources. “We found two people … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): The Bangladeshi foreign minister on Wednesday warned the country’s citizens against traveling to Israel. Speaking to journalists after handing over medical supplies worth 4 million Bangladeshi taka (approx. $47,000) to Palestinian envoy Yousef … Continued
By SM Najmus Sakib and Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Following deadly clashes between protesters and police a day earlier, five more people were killed and dozens injured as demonstrations against the visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AA): Ten-year-old Rukiya Begum is one of the dozens of Rohingya children and teenagers in Bangladesh’s refugee camps who lost everything, including educational support, in Monday’s deadliest fire that killed at least 15 … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A devastating fire in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka burnt down over 100 shanties on Sunday evening, officials and locals said. “Primarily we came to know that nearly 150 houses have been damaged due to … Continued
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): At least 16 people have died since Jan. 31 in northern Bangladesh’s commercial hub of Bogra after consuming toxic liquor, according to officials and media reports. They include eight people who died … Continued
By SM Najmus Sakib DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh on Friday registered seven COVID-19 deaths, the lowest daily fatalities in the pandemic since May 6, with signs of a down trend in overall infections amid the cold weather. The South Asian … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): A Europe-based Rohingya rights group on Saturday expressed concern over Bangladesh’s plan to relocate more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees to a remote island. “We urge the international community, including the newly elected United States … Continued
By Md. Kamruzzaman DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Despite their own hardships, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have donated funds to help Buddhists displaced due to the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Rohingya community leaders said on Friday. Nearly 200,000 people, … Continued
By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday welcomed the landing of approximately 300 Rohingya refugees on the northern coast of Aceh, Indonesia, after seven months at sea. An unknown number of the refugees need … Continued
Over 120 people attended a landmark conference on the media reporting of Islam and Muslims. It was held jointly by The Muslim News and Society of Editors in London on September 15.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence 2015 was held on March in London to acknowledge British Muslim and non-Muslim contributions to the society.