IslamCalicut's Mishkal Mosque: 650 years of timber architecture
Built in the 14th century by the Yemeni shipowner Nakhuda Mishkal at Kuttichira in Kerala, the mosque once rose seven storeys; four survive today, standing on 24 pillars.
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IslamIndonesia's average Hajj wait falls to 14 years after data clean-up
Indonesia's Hajj and Umrah ministry says the national average wait to perform Hajj is now 14 years, after checking some 5.7 million registrations and removing about 400,000 invalid records.
FlowersBlooms at night, falls by dawn: shiuli, the messenger of autumn
The shiuli, or night-flowering jasmine, with white petals and an orange stem, opens at night and drops before dawn; from September to November its fallen flowers and soft scent mark autumn, though cities are losing the big trees and open ground it needs.
Health
Kushakhali union health centre shut for 12 years, its overgrown building home to snakes
The Kushakhali union health and family welfare centre in Chandraganj, Lakshmipur, has been effectively closed for about a decade and its building is cracking; the family planning office says a medical officer has now been posted and a new three-storey building will follow.
Environment
Tk 751 crore project approved to rebuild Musapur regulator and manage Chhoto Feni basin floods
ECNEC has approved a Tk 751.77 crore project to rebuild the Musapur regulator in Companiganj, Noakhali, which collapsed in August 2024, and to improve flood and river management and drainage in the Chhoto Feni and Bamni river basins.
LivestockSick cow slaughtered amid Sundarganj anthrax outbreak; owner and six butchers fined
A mobile court in Sundarganj, Gaibandha fined a cattle owner Tk 10,000 for slaughtering a sick cow and six butchers for slaughtering without a livestock certificate; the seized meat was buried.
EnvironmentKushtia polythene factory shut, 845 kg seized and Tk 100,000 fine
The Department of Environment fined Nayan Packaging in Chourhas, Kushtia Sadar Tk 100,000 for making banned polythene, seized 845 kilograms and shut the factory.
IslamSaudi Arabia to offer every Hajj service under one electronic contract from 2027
Accommodation, transport, meals and services at the holy sites for foreign pilgrims will come under a single digital contract, replacing separate agreements with each service provider.
IslamMakkah and Madinah transformed: hotels, homes and parks rise around the two mosques
Rua Al Madinah east of the Prophet's Mosque plans 47,000 hotel rooms by 2030; in Makkah the King Salman Gate and Masar Makkah projects advance, with a goal of serving 30 million Umrah pilgrims a year.
Environment
Netrokona's Tk 11 crore waste plant shut a day after opening, now a dump itself
Built for about Tk 11 crore with World Bank money, Netrokona municipality's waste treatment plant has stood idle since the day after it opened; the town's 42 tonnes of daily waste go to open dumps and rubbish piles up inside the plant.
IslamHalal industry now accounts for half of Indonesia's non-oil manufacturing output
In the first half of 2026 Indonesia's halal industry contributed $61.60 billion to non-oil-and-gas manufacturing, 50.55 per cent of the sector's output; halal exports were about $35.72 billion.
Environment
Khulna launches a drive to plant 25,000 trees across the city
A joint afforestation programme of Khulna City Corporation and bKash opened at the city's Solar Park and Linear Park, with 25,000 trees to be planted in phases.
BangladeshPresident plans an agriculture award, urges a marketing system that pays farmers fairly
Meeting a Bangladesh Krishak Samity delegation at Bangabhaban, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said a President's Agriculture Award would be launched for farm innovation and called for an effective marketing system so farmers get a fair price.