UK MPs demand action amid rise in violence against Hindus in BangladeshTwo British MPs, including Priti Patel, addressed the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh in the UK Parliament. They urged the foreign se...
03 Dec, 2024, 05.09 PM IST
Hindus are being subject to death: British MP condemns attack on Hindus in BangladeshUK MP Bob Blackman condemns attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh, highlighting the arrest of spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das and attempts b...
29 Nov, 2024, 10.32 AM IST
"CAA will be repealed if INDIA bloc assumes power": Congress MP Shashi TharoorCongress MP Shashi Tharoor supports the opposition's move to challenge the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court, calling it...
12 Mar, 2024, 03.53 PM IST
Come Down Hard On ReligiophobiaThe irony of the latest attack coming two days after India made a statement on the UN resolution for an International Day to combat Islamop...
21 Mar, 2022, 11.25 PM IST
View: Islamabad’s olive branch to Bangladesh has yielded no resultsThere are a number of irritants and pending matters that stand in the way of improving Bangladesh’s relations with Pakistan notwithstanding...
01 Dec, 2021, 06.14 PM IST
Bangladesh elite forces launch crackdown against mastermind of communal incidentsBangladesh police have identified three perpetrators and launched a manhunt to nab the trio besides arresting perpetrators from other parts...
22 Oct, 2021, 09.21 AM IST
Uniform Civil Code needed to empower people with their rights: Taslima NasreenNoting that "true secularism" was not being practised, she said both the right to believe in a religion and not to believe in one must be r...
23 Jan, 2017, 04.06 PM IST
Top US diplomat on religious freedom to visit IndiaAmbassador at Large for Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit New Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai during his ten-day visit starting tom...
10 Dec, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
There's no equality under any religion, says Taslima Nasreen"When I say that religion and fundamentalism have no difference and religion is the root cause of religious terrorism, I firmly believe tha...
02 Aug, 2016, 06.07 PM IST
Death of artists prompts exhibition on the theme of liberation by Shahabuddin Ahmed“The idea of Bangladesh was successful after the Liberation War and again was not successful. But we got a strong smell of victory,” said S...
16 Jul, 2016, 02.31 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
Taslima Nasreen bats for uniform civil codeThe author, who has written extensively on oppression of women, said that both Hindu and Muslim women were being discriminated against due ...
18 Mar, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
I don't see young Indian bloggers with a rationalist bent of mind: Taslima NasreenYoungsters today read blogs much more than they read books. So these bloggers are influencing the new generations. The bloggers lack intell...
06 Sep, 2015, 10.50 AM 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
I did not criticise Islam in 'Lajja': Taslima NasrinTaslima Nasrin says she did not criticise Islam in her controversial novel "Lajja" and the fatwa against her is because of her criticism of...
22 Sep, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
- On religious discrimination, India next only to Iraq: US thinktank
'India is next only to Iraq when it comes to social hostility.'
22 Dec, 2009, 10.07 AM IST
- India next only to Iraq on religious discrimination: US thinktank
A study carried out by Washington-based Pew Research Centre, the highly respected US thinktank, India is next only to Iraq when it comes to...
22 Dec, 2009, 09.27 AM IST