The commission, however, has urged all to organise such religious gatherings after the Dec 30 elections to keep the atmosphere calm. Bangladesh is awaiting a warm election campaign for around a month ...

Police said they will keep an eye on waz mahfils to identify those delivering indecent speeches in the name of sermons. Monirul Islam, chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) ...

The Election Commission has given instructions to not allow any Waz Mahfil or religious gathering before the upcoming general election, which is set to be held on December 30. A letter was sent by ...

In the wake of the Home Ministry’s observations about waz mahfils, Islamic scholars say they want harmony among the preachers and for the sermons to be refined, instead of controlled. Scholars have ...

The Election Commission has sent a letter to returning officers and local administrations saying that it did not impose any restriction on arranging any religious gathering or waz mahfil ahead of the ...