While traditional music remains very popular in rural areas, different kinds of contemporary music have a sizeable audience in Switzerland,...
Shah Faisal Kakar :Acting High Commissioner of PakistanPakistan and Bangladesh enjoy good brotherly relations which are rooted in common religion, history, cultural heritage and united by a joint struggle for independence. It was Dhaka from where concerted efforts were originated for the political rightsof Muslims of the Subcontinent resulting in the establishment of All India Muslim League in December 1906, when Nawab of Dhaka moved a resolution for establishing a Muslim organization to be called the All India Muslim League....
Dr. Md. Shairul Mashreque :Every year the great Victory Day is observed in remembrance of the last 16 days of...
We, in The Daily New Nation celebrate its 36th anniversary, keeping very much in mind our commitment that journalists can never remain silent and more so when the nation is in crisis. Journalism without a moral position is no journalism. The Daily New Nation has existed as a newspaper through which the nation talks to itself. We can say that all these years we have remained steadfast to our belief and obligation to uphold the democratic ways and democratic values...
Majhar Mannan :Year 2020 will never be erased from the world history for various reasons especially for Corona pandemic. This...
Song Unsung The song that I came to sing remains unsung to this day.I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument.The time has not come true, the words have not been rightly set;only there is the agony of wishing in my heart.The blossom has not opened; only the wind is sighing by.I have not seen his face, nor have I listened to his voice;only I have heard his gentle footsteps from the road before my house.The...
Dr. Muhammad Sharif Chaudhry :Islam recognises the fact that wealth is jointly produced by labour and capital. Since labour is...
Aiming to educate librarians on vendor services and gain new library customers a four-day annual conference and exhibition of American...
It appears the participatory development(PD)as a concept has cropped up in the wake of the promotional process to break the chain leading the powerless to reach access point. The idea is to combat structural constraint through behavior change communication. Development practioners have endeavored to upscale efforts at community regeneration as a social movement to enhance the abilities of the left outs to mobilize, manage and control local and external resources by themselves and receive necessary services and supports.Of late advocacy...
Mufti Taqi Usmani :Zulhijjah is the last month of the Islamic calendar. Literally, it means ‘Hajj.’ Obviously, this name of the month indicates that the great annual worship of ‘Hajj’ is performed in this month, which gives it special significance. Some specific merits and rules relevant to this month are mentioned below:The first ten days of Zulhijjah are among the most magnificent days in Islamic calendar. The Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam has said, “One fast during these days...
Dr. Adil bin Ali ash-Shaddy :All praise is due to Allah, and blessings and peace be upon His final Messenger.Some non-Muslim westerners have been wondering what it is that Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) presented to humanity, particularly after the defamation of his honorable character by western media. We deem it our duty to answer the questions regarding what our Prophet (Sm) gave to humanity and the world. Here are some points of Enlightenment on what Prophet Muhammad (Peace...
A.T.M.Nurun Nabi :Destiny and freedom of will are inter-related in Islam. Unless Allah has decreed something for a man, he cannot get it even though he tries his best. Again, whatever Allah fixes for him, he cannot get it if he sits idle and does not work. Destiny means fate (measure). Allah says, “Verily We have created everything with measure,”-Al-Quran, Surah Qamar, Verse No.49. According to the determinists, otherwise called Jabaria, destiny is inevitable. What Allah fixes for a man,...