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IslamIn Islam hardship is a test from God and a way for a believer to rise in rank. Citing the Quran and hadith, a Barta24 piece urges turning to prayer, remembrance, supplication and charity in times of trouble.
AgribusinessBangladesh Bank has told banks to keep cash margins on letters of credit to a minimum for imports of rice, wheat, onion, lentils, edible oil, sugar, chickpeas, peas, spices and dates ahead of Ramadan.
IslamThe sixth Hajj Conference and Exhibition opened at the Jeddah Superdome with more than 150 countries and 520 organisations. Bangladesh's religious affairs minister leads its delegation; technology and waqf have their own zones.
FruitsA petition from mango entrepreneur Ahsan Habib to the agriculture minister claims growers in Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi and Naogaon lose about Tk 1,500 crore a year by handing over extra fruit to commission agents.
IslamThe Saudi Press Agency says the umbrellas around the mosque in Madinah cover more than 143,000 square metres, with 436 mist fans along their sides.
IslamAn imam, a nutritionist and a doctor in Dubai advise easing into Ramadan with small changes to prayer, meal times, sleep and exercise over the coming weeks rather than changing everything on the first day.
OrganicLong use of chemical fertiliser is wearing out Bangladesh's soil, speakers told a Dhaka roundtable, calling for subsidies on organic fertiliser, simpler registration and proper quality testing.
IslamICESCO has chosen the Kazakh city of Turkistan as the Islamic world's cultural capital for 2027, and Kazakhstan plans an international forum named after the Sufi scholar Khoja Ahmed Yasawi among other events.
AgrotechA Bangladesh Agricultural University team has released free desktop and web software that measures how alike DNA sequences are and draws phylogenetic trees in seconds, work they say can take a month by hand.
Trained by the NGO LEDARS, women in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, grow vegetables on trellises, beds, mulch, sacks, vertical towers and drip lines, using organic manure, bio-pesticides and light traps.
IslamHenrietta Szovati and imam Ajmal Masroor bought a 35-acre farmhouse near Malaga for their House of Andalus, with 400 olive trees and plans for a Quranic garden and a library.
CookingA crust of flour and butter, a filling of boiled pumpkin, eggs, milk, cinnamon and nutmeg, and 40-50 minutes in an oven at 180C make a pumpkin pie.
HealthPosts for their staff have been created and equipment purchases are nearly done, and the five hospitals may be opened together in November or December, the prime minister's health adviser said in Rajshahi.
