Ties with India witness a downturn as Bangladesh navigates turbulent 2025Bangladesh faced a turbulent 2025 marked by political upheaval and economic hardship. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster led to strained...
29 Dec, 2025, 11.54 AM 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
Fanatics target Sufi shrines in BangladeshWhile Hindu, Christian, Ahmadiyya and indigenous communities have faced documented violence and repression over the past year, widespread a...
18 Sep, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
Bangladesh's new friend circle: A ring of fire for India?Bangladesh is increasingly engaging with China and Pakistan, raising concerns for India. With China's growing economic influence via the Be...
06 Mar, 2025, 03.13 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
Minorities fear targeted attacks in post-revolution BangladeshIn Muslim-majority Bangladesh, recent post-revolution unrest has sparked attacks on Hindu minorities, including the arson of a temple in Dh...
22 Dec, 2024, 10.57 AM IST
Sufi shrines across Bangladesh target of radicals and extremistsFollowing the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, Bangladesh has seen a significant rise in hate speech and attacks on religi...
18 Sep, 2024, 10.43 PM IST
As anger rises, thousands protest French cartoonsAn estimated 2,000 worshippers celebrating the Mawlid, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, took to the streets in the eastern city of Lah...
30 Oct, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
South African Muslim cleric dies of coronavirus after attending Nizamuddin congregationMoulana Yusuf Tootla, 80, attended the March 1-15 Tablighi Jamaat congregation in the Nizmuddin area, that has emerged as the epicentre for...
05 Apr, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
15 surgical strikes took place under Congress rule, but it never talked about it: Ashok GehlotHe said former prime ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi had made huge contributions for the nation, but the Modi government has n...
13 Mar, 2019, 07.07 PM IST
BSF to put border posts on tourist mapAccording to the BSF, adequate security arrangements have been made at these spots, especially after the border skirmishes and surgical str...
20 Feb, 2018, 07.36 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
India has had several holy icons that transcended religious barriersThe desire to seek a short-cut through the miseries of life is universal. Stories and legends like that of Satya Pir, built around the mira...
27 Dec, 2015, 04.56 AM IST
Security agencies fear fresh attacks in Bangladesh: ReportPolice's Special Branch (SB) recently submitted a report to the home ministry saying a certain group was planning subversive and terror act...
13 Nov, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
No officials talks likely during Pak PM's Ajmer visitGovernment today indicated that there will be no official talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Prevez Ashraf during his upcoming visit.
06 Mar, 2013, 03.58 PM IST
- Asif Ali Zardari likely to meet Manmohan Singh on margins of NAM Summit in Iran
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the NAM Summit in Tehran, officia...
28 Aug, 2012, 03.46 PM IST
- Ajmer dargah blast; Bangladeshi pilgrims being questioned
Rajasthan police is interrogating some suspects, including pilgrims of Bangladeshi origin, in connection with the blast at the revered Sufi...
12 Oct, 2007, 10.01 AM IST