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Muslims to equal Christians by 2050

Islam will grow faster than any other major religion and if the current trends continue, the number of Muslims will nearly equal the number of Christians around the world by 2050. By then, according to Pew Research Center’s latest report, Hindus will be the third largest religious group, surpassing the number of people with no religious affiliation. muslim.png.pagespeed“Muslims will be more numerous in the US than people who identify as Jewish on the basis of religion,” said the report titled “The Future of World Re...

Iran, world powers reach deal

Iran and world powers reached a framework agreement on Thursday on curbing Iran’s nuclear program for at least a decade, a step toward a comprehensive accord that could end 12 years of brinkmanship, threats and confrontation. iran-450x300The tentative agreement, after eight days of marathon talks in Switzerland, clears the way for talks on the future settlement that should allay Western fears that Iran was seeking to build an atomic bomb and in return lift economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The framework is contingent on r...

Nat’l strategy to curb illicit financial flow approved

The government has approved a strategy to curb illicit financial flows by preventing creation of black money, addressing trade-based money laundering, and controlling domestic and cross-border tax evasion, officials said. Muhithhith The approval was given at a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Terrorist Financing (CFT), held at Bangladesh Secretariat on Thursday with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair. The objective of National Strategy for Preventing Money Laundering and Com...

Pension for pvt service holders

The government plans to make a law to introduce a mandatory pension scheme in the private sector. The law will be enacted for a comprehensive pension system for the elderly people in the private sector like that in the public sector, reports the Daily Star. govtA proposal to this end will be tabled at the cabinet meeting on Monday, a highly placed source told The Daily Star. However, the scheme may not see the light of day soon as the law and related regulations will take one to two years to be passed. It will be a three-tier pension program...

Mumbai Muslim girl wins Gita contest

Twelve-year-old Maryam Siddiqui is a rank holder at the exams in school. But recently, the class VI student has aced a written competition based on the Bhagwad Gita, reports The Times of India. The Muslim girl has won the first position among over 3,000 participants at the ‘Gita Champions League’ contest, organized by International Society for Krishna Bhagvad-Gita--1WBConsciousness (Iskcon) in January. The 100 mark multiple choice question based test, evaluates children on their knowledge of the Gita. “I have always been...

Mindless dolphin slaughtering in Teknaf

An alarmingly large number of dead dolphins are being washed up at various beaches of Teknaf as some fishermen are allegedly killing these dolphins and dumping the corpses at the sea. These dolphins are being killed just for the sake of killing, as there is no demand for dolphin meat in the local market, local people say. dolphin slaughteringEnvironmentalists fear these ruthless killings of dolphins may cause significant damage to the biodiversity of the respective areas. According to residents, at least 15 dead ...
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