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Bangladesh’s ruling party attempts to revive ties with IslamistsBangladesh's ruling party, the BNP, is under scrutiny for alleged outreach to Islamists. This recalls the 2001-06 BNP rule. Senior leaders ...18 Mar, 2026, 06.45 PM IST- Bangladesh plunges into crisis as Islamists attack Awami League in Mujib birthplaceBangladesh is facing a major political crisis. Several people have died in Gopalganj due to violence. The Army launched a crackdown after I...16 Jul, 2025, 10.04 PM IST
- Sufism under attack in Mohammad Yunus-led BangladeshFundamentalist groups in Bangladesh have increasingly targeted Sufi shrines following the ouster of Sheikh Hasina's government. Over 100 sh...05 Mar, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
- Islamists in Bangladesh attack secularism, Bengali cultureFollowing the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in Islamic radicalism. Around 1,500 secular symbols, inc...10 Dec, 2024, 11.29 PM IST
- Bangladesh's Yunus regime yet to act against Indian cultural centre attackersBangladesh's interim government protested an attack on its Agartala consulate, but ignored the burning of the Indian cultural centre in Dha...05 Dec, 2024, 12.01 AM IST
- Sheikh Hasina's son decries role of Islamist forces in his countryHifazat and other Islamic extremist groups are opposing the government plan to install a statue of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu She...13 Dec, 2020, 10.56 PM IST
- Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina seeks nationwide alert amid Islamist attacksShe spoke hours after suspected militants hacked three traditional 'Baul' mystic singers in a pre-dawn attack in western Chadanga district.17 Jul, 2016, 07.38 PM IST
- 'Bangladesh prepares to erase provocative speeches from internet'"We already issued a circular, now a specific directive is being issued for the BTRC to find out and erase provocative speeches of Islamist...12 Jul, 2016, 07.05 PM IST
- Homegrown Islamists may be trying to link up with ISIS: BangladeshHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said Islamists appeared to have set "soft targets" that included Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and even Musl...10 Jul, 2016, 11.14 PM IST
- Dhaka: Why Gulshan and Sholakia attacks were waiting to happenThere were five Gulshan terrorists who had all run away from home. Then there was the Sholakia attacker Abir Rahman, who had been missing s...10 Jul, 2016, 10.18 AM IST
- Hindu lecturer survives assassination attempt in BangladeshA police sub-inspector said three assailants knocked at Ripon's house and attacked him soon after he opened the door.15 Jun, 2016, 10.42 PM IST
- Bangladesh needs no foreign help for minorities' security: GovernmentHasanul Haq Inu heads the left-leaning party which is a partner of ruling Awami League-led coalition government of Prime Minister Sheikh Ha...13 Jun, 2016, 05.44 PM IST
- Elderly Buddhist monk hacked to death in BangladeshThe latest assault bears the hallmark of previous murders of intellectuals, bloggers and minorities by Islamists in the country.14 May, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
- Islamic State claims Bangladesh mosque attackThe IS terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack at a packed mosque of minority Ahmadi community during Friday prayer...27 Dec, 2015, 05.57 PM IST
- Multiple blasts at mosques inside Bangladesh Navy base, 6 injuredAt least 6 people were injured when several crude bombs exploded at two mosques inside a major naval base in port city of Chittagong after ...18 Dec, 2015, 08.38 PM IST
- Campaign underway to portray Bangladesh as unsafe: Sheikh HasinaTwo foreigners -- Cesare Tavella and a 66-year-old Japanese farmer have also been killed in the last two months. There murders were claimed...08 Nov, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
- Bangladesh gives murdered Japanese Hoshi Kunio a Muslim burial"He was buried in the city's Munshipara graveyard early Tuesday morning," Rangpur city police chief Abdur Razzaq told AFP.13 Oct, 2015, 02.45 PM IST
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