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RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE IN BANGLADESH
After Yunus regime freed Rahmani, India watches Bangladesh's radical Islam surgeConcerns rise over Islamist radical movements in South Asia. Jashimuddin Rahmani, an influential ideologue, has been released on bail in Ba...
'Freeze RSS assets, stop arms sales to India': US religious freedom panel recommends sanctions over minority violationsUSCIRF: United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan federal government body, has relea...
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus visits templeMuhammad Yunus, the chief advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, visited Dhakeshwari National Temple. He observed the preparations for...
ISKCON Bangladesh denounces arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, calls for peaceful coexistenceISKCON Bangladesh criticizes the arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spokesperson advocating for minority rights. Das faces sedition charges a...
Hindu religious leader's remarks against Prophet sparks row, 2 FIRs filed; CM Eknath Shinde shares stage with himHindu leader Ramgiri Maharaj's remarks against Prophet Mohammad and Islam sparked controversy in Maharashtra, resulting in police cases fil...
Bangladesh government under pressure to act on Prophet remarks row: Ruling Awami League leaderKhandakar Goulam Moula Naqshbandi, Chairman of the Religious Affairs Sub-Committee of the ruling Awami League and a member of the Advisory ...
'What's happening in Bangladesh?': Director Aparna Sen, author Taslima Nasreen condemn attack on Durga Puja pandals & templesEarlier this week, the UN had to step in to ensure protection to minorities.
Desecration of Bangabandhu Mujib’s statue an attempt to derail secularism and toleranceThe year 2020 marks the birth-centenary of Bangabandhu and the despicable act reflects a mindset that is against the spirit of Bangladesh a...
B’desh Foreign, Home Ministers cancel visitsMomen was to visit India on Thursday, while Bangladesh home minister was to visit Shillong on Friday to attend an event marking the 1971 Wa...
Europe bats for stability in Bangladesh provided by Sheikh HasinaThe delegates were appreciative of the secular fabric of Bangladesh and the contribution of the government in providing a sense of security...
India using chilli sprays, stun grenades to dissuade Rohingya influxA chilli grenade makes use of a naturally-occurring compound in chilli powder to cause severe irritation and temporarily immobilise its tar...
US Senators for listing Pakistan as 'country of particular concern' over religious freedomAdditionally, provincial textbooks with discriminatory content against minorities remain a significant concern, the Senators said in the le...
Narendra Modi assures Sheikh Hasina of early solution to TeestaIndia and Bangladesh signed five defence-related MoUs, including a $500 million line of credit for defence purchases from India.
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...
Bangladesh PM Shiekh Hasina may come this DecemberHasina explained her multi-pronged approach to counter terror that includes law enforcement besides social awareness programmes through rel...
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...
Congressman Brad Sherman to host Indian envoy Arun K Singh, discuss bilateral tiesAn influential Democratic Congressman from California will host Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh in Los Angeles.
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.
Bangladesh's Hindus say they live in 'constant fear', want PM Narendra Modi to take it upRenowned theatre activist Piyush Bandopadhaya wants Modi to voice the concerns of the minorities especially the Hindus with his Bangladeshi...
US President Barack Obama's Siri Fort speech not a "parting shot" at BJP: White HouseObama's comments triggered a fierce debate with some taking exception to his "lecturing India" & others seeing them as timely reminder to g...