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RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM IN BANGLADESH
RRAG report flags rising violence against Hindu minorities in Bangladesh ahead of electionsA report by RRAG details the murder of at least 15 minority Hindus in Bangladesh between December 1, 2025, and January 15, 2026, with victi...16 Jan, 2026, 10.31 AM IST- "Make Priyanka Gandhi PM and see how she will retaliate like Indira Gandhi": Congress' Imran MasoodRecently, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the Centre to take cognisance of the increasing violence against Hindu, Christian, and Bu...23 Dec, 2025, 12.55 PM IST
- Anger spills onto streets in India, Bangladesh as protests erupt over lynching of Hindu youth Dipu Chandra DasKolkata has become a hub of fervent protests in response to the horrific mob lynching and burning of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh. Stirre...22 Dec, 2025, 08.32 PM IST
- "Violence a norm, interim government powerless": Sheikh Hasina slams Yunus, flags religious extremism in BangladeshFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina slammed the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in the wake of the recent violence in the ...22 Dec, 2025, 07.16 AM 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
- Islamist attacks on mystic singers spark sharp reaction in BangladeshProminent Bangladeshi figures condemn the arrest of a baul singer and subsequent attacks on fellow musicians. They state religious extremis...25 Nov, 2025, 07.23 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
- Rome witnesses’ demonstration on rising violence against religious minorities in BangladeshHuman rights organizations are raising alarms over escalating violence against Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists in Bangladesh. Reports sug...03 Feb, 2025, 08.47 PM IST
- Idols burnt in another attack on Hindu temple in Bangladesh, complaint filedA Hindu temple near Dhaka, Bangladesh, was set ablaze late Friday night, with idols burned and the structure damaged. The temple supervisor...07 Dec, 2024, 06.10 PM IST
- Will prevent any attempt to use religion as political weapon to create social unrest: Sheikh HasinaHasina said a section of defeated forces of 1971 Liberation War reappeared in the political landscape to mislead ordinary Muslims with conc...15 Dec, 2020, 10.31 PM IST
- BJP finds ally in Taslima Nasreen to build support for citizenship billRoy said that they wanted to get her to Bengal so that she could interact with people here, but her entry to the state is restricted for fe...19 Jul, 2016, 04.13 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
- 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
- US Congressional resolution asks Bangladesh to protect minoritiesUS Congressional resolution has asked Bangladesh to protect human rights of vulnerable minorities, including Hindus, in that country.30 Jul, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
- John Kerry asked to act on murder of Avijit Roy"We must stand strong for freedom of speech and freedom of thought," said the letter signed by Congressmen Mike Honda and Ed Royce03 Mar, 2015, 12.33 PM IST
- Religious extremism preached at three madrassas: GovernmentMinister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in Lok Sabha that there are no reports about madrassas in general, preaching...09 Dec, 2014, 03.46 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
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