Dhaka: Hifazat-e-Islam, the largest Islamic organization in Bangladesh, is increasingly emerging as a key player in the nation’s religious and political discourse. Established in 2010 by Shah Ahmed Safi, the organization has…
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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is likely to impose the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on Pinky Chaudhary, the president of the Hindu Raksha Dal, following an attack on residents of a…
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New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, particularly targeting Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, for their perceived silence on the recent…
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New Delhi: Hindus in Bangladesh, long perceived as supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, are facing a wave of violent reprisals in the aftermath of her resignation and departure from the…
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Dhaka: Thousands of students created roadblocks on major highways on July 7, demanding an end to “discriminatory” quotas for government jobs. These coveted positions, including posts reserved for children of liberation heroes…
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New Delhi: A colony of Telugu-speaking Hindus in Dhaka has been ordered to vacate, leaving hundreds of families in panic. Several organizations, including the Human Rights Foundation, Human Rights Culture Foundation, and…
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Dhaka: Police in Cumilla said they have identified the man, Iqbal Hossain, who had kept the holy Quran at the puja mandap in Cumilla that triggered a series of communal violence in…
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Dhaka: According to a rights group, there have been around 3,721 attacks on Hindus within Bangladesh in the last nine years. The Dhaka Tribune reported that the data came from a leading…
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Rozina Islam, 42, an investigative reporter for the country’s largest Bengali daily Prothom Alo, was arrested by police Monday under the Official Secrets Act. She was later charged with stealing health ministry…
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladeshi satellite television station has hired the country’s first transgender news anchor, saying it hopes the appointment will help change society. Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who previously worked…
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