This dua for Bangladesh is for every family who carried fear, grief or uncertainty through the summer of 2024. In June, deadly monsoon floods and landslides struck Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar. In July, student-led protests and the response to them brought further loss of life, injuries and arrests.
For people inside Bangladesh and families following from afar, each update carried the name of someone loved. Human Development Fund (HDF), which works in Bangladesh, joins the community in praying for safety, healing, justice and peace.
Why this dua for Bangladesh matters
Heavy rain fell on the camps in Cox’s Bazar on June 18, 2024, triggering flash floods and landslides. A United Nations humanitarian update reported that 10 people died, 7,794 refugees were affected across 33 camps and 1,191 shelters were damaged or destroyed.
The following month, protests over government job quotas spread across Bangladesh. The United Nations Human Rights Office later documented killings, injuries, widespread arrests and an internet shutdown during the unrest.
These were different crises, but both left people facing loss, uncertainty and separation. In such a moment, prayer gives the community words for its concern and places its hope with Allah.
A prayer for peace and relief
O Allah, bring coolness and peace upon Bangladesh and its people. All hope rests in Your mercy. Be their Helper and Supporter.
Ya Allah, have mercy on those with little means, heal the wounded, protect the vulnerable, grant justice to the oppressed and envelop the people of Bangladesh in Your mercy.
May Allah grant relief, safety and peace to those who were harmed. May He comfort families who lost loved ones, protect those at risk and bring healing and justice to Bangladesh. May He strengthen everyone serving others with mercy and courage. Ameen.
Carry Bangladesh in your prayers
Please continue to remember the people of Bangladesh, including the Rohingya families living in the camps at Cox’s Bazar.
حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل
Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel.
Jazakum Allahu Khayran for carrying Bangladesh in your prayers.
