Mecca
5 Gifts to Get for Your Loved Ones from Hajj
Apart from making dua, bringing back some little souvenir for our loved ones lets them know they are close to our heart. If you are among those of us who love to plan ahead, here are 5 amazing gifts that will definitely win their hearts.
Places to visit during your journey of Hajj
The Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah is truly the journey of a lifetime, where the mind and soul go through a massive spiritual change and purification. While some locations holding immense religious and historic values have to be visited while performing Hajj, there are many more places to see within Makkah and Madinah where important religious events occurred during the former days of Islam.
Carrying essential medicine to Saudi Arabia during Hajj
In order to carry prescribed drugs to Saudi Arabia, you have to abide by some rules.
Essential preparation tips for this year’s Hajj
Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to the holiest city of Makkah, will be in full form this year. Muslims around the world, including Bangladesh, will take this divine journey as part of their religious duty.
Smartphone apps that will help you during Hajj
From simply getting correct directions to helpful pointers for performing Hajj, there are many smartphone apps available just with that aim.
What You Must Do Before Going to Hajj
Hajj is one of the main rituals of Islam, and it takes tremendous physical and mental effort, as well as spiritual dedication. Because of the nature of it, like all types of pilgrimage, it can be quite challenging and requires certain preparations too. It's not a matter that can be taken lightly or suddenly decided upon. Hajj demands thorough and meticulous preparation that takes time.
Pogba on Mecca pilgrimage sends Ramadan greetings
The world's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba posts pictures of himself at the holiest site of Islam, days after helping Manchester United to victory in the Europa League final.
Saudi grand mufti warns of unfair means to perform Hajj
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, also the chairman of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars, criticises those planning to perform Hajj through unfair means.
Tk 3.5 lakh for pvt hajj pilgrimage
Hajj pilgrims will have to pay Tk 3.49 lakh this year for hajj pilgrimage under private management, says Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (Haab).
Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review
Saudi Arabia's King Salman orders a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecca.
History of tragedies at hajj pilgrimage
The deadly stampede at the hajj in Saudi Arabia on Thursday that killed at least 717 people is just the latest tragedy to strike the pilgrimage.
Death toll from Saudi Hajj stampede rises to 717
717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage are killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia say.
Muslim pilgrims start hajj pilgrimage
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.
Pilgrims traumatised, ask how Mecca crane could collapse
Jumaa Ibrahim and his wife Hasnaa Karam, a Syrian couple in their early 60s, arrived in Mecca on Friday, and headed straight to Islam's holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba.
Bangladeshi among 107 dead in Mecca crane collapse
A Bangladeshi has been identified among 107 victims, who died in Mecca crane collapse on Friday.
Mecca crane collapse: Saudi king says findings will be made public
Saudi Arabia's King Salman says the results of an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people, will be made public.
PM orders to help injured Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directs Bangladesh mission in Riyadh to take immediate steps to provide all necessary assistance to the Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims injured in Mecca crane collapse.
Hajj will go ahead after deadly crane collapse: Saudi official
This year's hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse which killed more than 100 people at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, a Saudi official tells AFP.
Saudi inquiry into Mecca crane fall
Saudi Arabia has begun an investigation after a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing 107 people.
