Bangladesh National Quran Contest Announces Winners

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Winners of Bangladesh’s “biggest-ever” Quran recitation contest were awarded with cash and Umrah trips.

Hafez Nuruddin Muhammad Zakaria has become champion in the “Quraner Noor” competition defeating around 10,000 participants.

Shahriar Nafis has become first runner-up while Mosharraf Hossain second runner-up.

Champion Nuruddin Zakaria of Markazu Faizil Quran Al-Islami of Dhaka has been awarded Tk 1 million while first runner-up Shahriar Nafis of Dhaka and second runner-up Mosharraf Hossain of Comilla Tahfizul Hifz Quran Madrasah have received Tk 7 lakh and Tk 5 lakh respectively.

Nasrullah Anas and Mohammad Bashir Ahmed of Markazut Tahfiz International Madrasah secured fourth and fifth position respectively. They have been awarded Tk 2 lakh each.

Three other winners Labib Al Hasan of Mymensingh, Abu Talha Anhar of Netrakona and Abdullah Al Maruf of Sylhet have received Tk 1 lakh each.

Apart from the prize money, the top eight winners will get the opportunity to perform Umrah along with their parents.

The biggest-ever Quran recitation contest in the country ended through the awards ceremony and an Islamic conference at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in the capital on Saturday.

The programme began with the Quran recitation by internationally awarded Hafez Saleh Ahmad Takreem.

Over 1,000 guests, including Islamic scholars from home and abroad and imams of different mosques, participated in the conference.

For the first time in Bangladesh, Baitul Mukarram National Mosque got involved in a national competition to recognise the Quranic talents.

Baitul Mukarram National Mosque Musalli Committee organised the competition during the fasting month of Ramadan in association with Bashundhara Group.

Source: daily-sun.com