Mob attacks Hindu households, businesses in BangladeshViolence erupted in Bangladesh on Saturday. A Muslim spiritual leader was killed for allegedly insulting Islam. In separate incidents, Hind...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
Yunus rule marked by rehabilitation of Jamaat; Institutional capture by radicals and attacks on minorities: ReportSince August 2024, Bangladesh has seen a surge in extremism following the interim government's rise, marked by the lifting of bans on Jamaa...
01 Dec, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Bangladesh Interim regime adviser meets LeT operativeA legal advisor to Bangladesh's interim government, Asif Nazrul, reportedly met Izhar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative. The meeting occurred af...
26 Apr, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
From banning women’s football to celebrating harassers: Religious hardliners tighten grip on Bangladesh after Hasina’s ousterThe ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has led to a surge in religious fundamentalism in Bangladesh, affecting women's rights and mino...
01 Apr, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
Taliban's gains in Afghanistan pose fears of JMB's resurgence in East: ExpertsAs the Taliban took over Herat, Kandahar and other cities in Afghanistan, analysts have started worrying that Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Banglade...
15 Aug, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
Re-election of Sheikh Hasina imperative for counter-terror narrative in South AsiaSheikh Hasina's government has hardened its resolve to eradicate terrorism from Bangladesh after the Holey Artisan cafe attack. It has demo...
01 Nov, 2018, 03.55 PM IST
Bangladesh has 'zero tolerance' for militants: MinisterThe Sheikh Hasina government is taking serious steps against insurgents and terrorist groups that tried to use Bangladeshi territory as a "...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.38 PM IST
Thanks to Hinduism, India doesn't have radical Islam: Chinese mediaMedia rhetoric is a significant part of China's foreign policy. Is the article in praise of India linked to Modi's visit to China next week?
30 Aug, 2017, 08.47 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
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
Bangladesh safer than Syria for jihadis: Taslima NasreenJihadists have been silencing or threatening voices of sanity because democracy and pluralism are anathema to them. All they want is to est...
16 May, 2016, 01.20 PM IST
Senior US diplomat to visit Bangladesh next weekSarah Sewall will meet top government officials and interact with several civil society members, the State Department said yesterday.
26 Mar, 2016, 08.00 AM 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
China and Russia back India on supporting Sheikh Hasina governmentThe US continues to have differences with India on the political landscape in Bangladesh and considers Jamaat as a ‘moderate Islamic force’
16 Jan, 2014, 06.17 AM IST
Why Mamata should help Sheikh HasinaIt is likely that Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress will win a majority of the near-60,000 panchayats in the state.
30 Jul, 2013, 06.38 AM IST
- SAARC leaders vow to collectively combat terrorism
SAARC leaders vowed to combat terrorism, extremism & insurgency.
28 Apr, 2010, 05.46 PM IST
Bangladesh connection to Mumbai attacks unlikely: govt officialMasterminds of an Islamic militant attack are unlikely to have come from Bangladesh.
28 Nov, 2008, 02.58 PM IST