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Paschimbanga Divas revives debate over Bengal's birth, identity and historical memoryWest Bengal's June 20, marking its partition-era birth, has become a potent political symbol. The BJP government's official observance of P...
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...
Hindu votes, Modi ki guarantee: 10 big trends that decode Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala assembly electionsAssembly election results saw the BJP secure victories in West Bengal and Assam, while Tamil Nadu witnessed a surprising debut by Thalapath...
Saffron wave deepens erosion of secular normsThe Bharatiya Janata Party has achieved a significant victory in West Bengal, solidifying its influence across eastern India. This win stre...
PM Modi's poll gains point to push on India's civil law reform, infrastructurePrime Minister Narendra Modi's party is poised for significant wins in state elections. These victories could speed up the implementation o...
Yunus aligned with religious extremists, says Taslima NasrinWriter Taslima Nasrin has accused Bangladesh's interim government and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus of supporting religious extremists. She...
Bangladesh's new political party aims to unite hindus, other minoritiesA new political party, the Bangladesh Minority Janta Party (BMJP), is aiming to unite Hindu and other minority votes in Bangladesh for the ...
Creation of Bangladesh wasn't good for Assam, Indira Gandhi missed chance to solve key issues: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, criticized Indira Gandhi's role in Bangladesh's creation, citing unresolved issues for Assam. ...
Bangladesh situation affects me very much, Muhammad Yunus has long way to go to resolve impasse: Amartya SenNobel laureate Amartya Sen expresses deep concern about the current situation in Bangladesh and emphasizes the country's commitment to secu...
Islamists in Bangladesh attack secularism, Bengali cultureFollowing the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, Bangladesh has witnessed a surge in Islamic radicalism. Around 1,500 secular symbols, inc...
Hefazat-e-Islam, the radical outfit behind recent violence in BangladeshOver eight years back Hefazat has laid siege ahead of Bangladesh general elections ostensibly at the behest of Pakistan’s infamous spy agen...
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...
Terrorism is 'haram'; 1 lakh Bangladeshi clerics say in fatwaThe fatwa was issued amidst a spate of killings of writers, bloggers, online activists, and people of different religious and social views ...
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.
'Vulnerable' Bangladeshi Hindus want PM Narendra Modi's intervention for safetyA series of attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh has developed a sense of insecurity in the minority group, which has lead to a demand of India'...
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...
Bangladesh High Court rejects petition challenging Islam as state religionThe Court rejected a writ petition by a Hindu lawyer questioning acknowledgement of Islam as the state religion in the "secular" country.
Bangladesh is a secular country: Sheikh HasinaBangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emphasised that Bangladesh is a secular country where people are free to practice their religio...
Bangladesh's SC rejects Jamaat's plea against disqualificationThe chamber judge of the Appellate Division Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik rejected the Jamaat's petition seeking stay on the High ...
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