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The eighth International Qirat Conference 2026 will be held at the National Mosque Baitul Mukarram in Dhaka on Thursday, featuring renowned Quran reciters from seven countries.
The conference, organised by the International Qirat Organisation Bangladesh, will take place at the mosque’s eastern courtyard from after Zuhr prayers until 10pm.
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has agreed to attend the event as the chief guest.
Renowned reciters from Bangladesh, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, India and South Africa will participate in the conference and recite verses from the Holy Quran.
The information was confirmed to Kalbela by Maulana Muhammad Yusuf, convener of the conference implementation committee.
The foreign participants include Sheikh Abdun Naser Harak of Egypt, Qari Abdul Kabir Haidari of Afghanistan, Qari Anwarul Hasan Shah Bukhari of Pakistan, Qari Waheed Khazaei of Iran, Qari Hedayatullah Furqan Rajasthani of India and Qari Barrister Zubair Bardai of South Africa.
Representing Bangladesh, internationally acclaimed Qari Maulana Saidul Islam Asad will recite the Holy Quran. Hafiz and Qaris who have achieved success in international Quran competitions, along with other renowned Bangladeshi reciters, will also take part.
Representatives from different countries, prominent Islamic scholars, academics and distinguished personalities from religious and social circles are also expected to attend.
The event will be patronised by Bangladesh Parliament Whip Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu.
State Minister for Religious Affairs Mohammad Shamim Kaiser Lincoln, State Minister for Railways and Road Transport and Highways Habibul Rashid, and Anwar Aldin, president of the Hawariyyin Council of the International Qirat Organisation Bangladesh, will attend as special guests.
Maulana Muhammad Yusuf said the conference would play a significant role in showcasing the beauty of Quranic recitation, the art of Qirat and Bangladesh’s tradition of Quranic practice on the international stage.
The conference will be jointly chaired by Maulana Qari Abu Raihan, president of the organisation, and Maulana Salahuddin Jahangir, its executive president.