London: An Islamic studies teacher of Bangladeshi-origin found guilty of raping a 14-year-old pupil has been jailed for 19 years by a court. Mohammed Islam, 31, started molesting the girl when she was ...

The competition, a branch of the Dubai International Holy Quran Award, saw the participation of memorisers from Bangladesh, Cameron, UAE, Netherlands, Egypt, Uganda ...

A Bengali in TO talks of reading the Quran during the month of Ramadan and how its important to understand what is actually being read. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest ...

Dubai: Bangladeshi contestant Nazmul Sakib has bagged the top prize in the Most Beautiful Voice contest and is a strong favourite to win the 17th Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA), which ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The hostages were given a test: recite verses from the Quran, or be punished, according to a witness. Those who passed were allowed to eat. Those who failed were tortured and ...

A mob beat to death a mentally challenged Muslim man and burned his body over allegations of hurting religious sentiments by desecrating the Quran in northern Bangladesh. The killing came on the same ...

Dozens of Muslim protesters led by three lawmakers attacked an exiled Bangladeshi writer at the release of her book in southern India on Thursday, calling her “anti-Islam,” and telling her to go back ...