DHAKA, Dec 02, 2025 (BSS) - Marking a major consolidation in the financial sector, Sammilito Islami Bank PLC officially commenced operations today following the merger of five Shariah-based banks.

Anti-Islam activists and pro-Muslim counter-protesters clashed on Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan, prompting a heavy police presence. Dearborn, home to one of the largest Muslim populations in the ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has issued an unconditional apology for the party’s past mistakes. “From 1947 to today (October 22), whoever has suffered because of us, we seek ...

Results in student polls at two major universities in Bangladesh have sparked speculation of a political resurgence by the country's largest Islamist party ahead of national elections next year.

As Cat Stevens, he helped define the singer-songwriter. After converting to Islam, he became a lightning rod. His new memoir explores it all. Yusuf Islam, 77, performed one of rock’s great ...

In an unprecedented escalation of Islamist persecution, Jamaat-e-Islami — the Bangladeshi arm of the Muslim Brotherhood — has begun imposing the medieval Jizya tax on Hindus and other religious ...

The J&K government on Friday (August 22, 2025) announced the takeover of the management of 215 schools run by the Falah-e-Aam Trust (FAT), a body affiliated to the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) that was ...

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party rallied in the capital on Saturday to show their strength before an election expected next year, as the nation stands at a ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh today (28 June) placed a 16-point declaration from the grand rally at Suhrawardy Udyan demanding state reforms, justice, proportional representation (PR) system and strong ...

Yunus's critics have accused him of clinging to power with the Jamaat's support Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and its student wing Chatra Shibpur have regained their political status, with the Supreme ...

The mass uprising that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year autocratic regime has ushered in a new political order in Bangladesh. As the once-dominant Awami League (AL) and its principal rival, ...

Violent protesters in Bangladesh on Aug. 5 forced the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longtime prime minister, Awami League politician, and daughter of Bangladesh’s founding father. After ...