Turkey-backed group in Bangladesh circulates ‘Greater Bangladesh’ map showing Indian territoryTurkey is increasing its influence in Bangladesh, mirroring its relationship with Pakistan. A Turkish NGO-backed Islamist group, 'Saltanat-...
17 May, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Thousands of Islamists rally in Bangladesh against proposed changes to women's rightsThousands of Hefazat-e-Islam supporters rallied in Dhaka, Bangladesh, protesting proposed legal reforms aimed at granting equal rights to w...
03 May, 2025, 05.09 PM IST
Bangladesh on powder keg as Islamists take centre stageBangladesh faces potential instability under the interim regime, marked by the release of militants, arms looting, and open displays of ext...
14 Apr, 2025, 08.44 AM IST
Turbulence in Bangladesh as new government grapples with aftermath of Sheikh Hasina's ousterBangladesh's interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, is tackling economic woes and human rights concerns following the ouster of Sheikh ...
06 Feb, 2025, 07.14 PM IST
Taslima Nasreen slams Sheikh Hasina, says 'she threw me out to please Islamists, now they're forcing her out'Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has sharply criticized Sheikh Hasina as she made her escape from Bangladesh following violent pro...
06 Aug, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
Violence breaks out in fresh Bangladesh protests following PM Narendra Modi's visitThe protesters -- mostly from the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam -- were angry at the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
28 Mar, 2021, 02.21 PM IST
Bangladesh Islamist groups demand severing ties with China over Uyghur persecutionAt the pre-protest rally Mufti Fakhrul Islam, chairman of the public service movement in Bangladesh as the chief guest said if the China go...
12 Mar, 2021, 09.26 PM 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
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
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
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
Bangladesh Islamist group draws criticism for remarks on Hindu CJThe grouping asked the government to cut down funding for Pahela Baishakh celebrations and divert the money to Islamic festivals like Eid-e...
13 Apr, 2016, 01.19 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
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
- Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings
Bangladesh today banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers in ...
25 May, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
Death of Avijit Roy: A sign of fundamentalism in BangladeshManner in which terrorists representing an unknown new outfit attacked Roy indicates that extremists are having a field day tearing up Bang...
02 Mar, 2015, 05.21 AM IST
- 'ULFA outsourcing suicide attacks'
ULFA has been showing a growing propensity to work with Islamist militant groups like HuJI in the northeast and has begun to outsource oper...
19 Sep, 2007, 12.02 PM IST