Nov 18, 2024, at 02:02 am
Bangladesh Interim Government Chief Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said Dhaka plans to demand the extradition of former PM Sheikh Hasina from India.
Bangladesh: Radicals are demanding a ban on ISKCON, threaten to kill devotees
Nov 16, 2024, at 04:03 pm
Bangladeshi fundamentalists are demanding a ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) with a new video emerging on social media where radicals could be seen threatening to kill devotees.
Bangladesh's top official proposes to remove 'secularism' from constitution
Nov 15, 2024, at 06:04 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Attorney General of Bangladesh, Md Asaduzzaman, has proposed to remove the word 'secularism' from the country's constitution citing 90 percent Muslim population, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Interim government inducts three new advisers
Nov 11, 2024, at 03:58 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has inducted three new advisers including film director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.
Bangladesh govt seeks Interpol's assistance to repatriate Sheikh Hasina
Nov 10, 2024, at 11:50 pm
The Bangladesh government is trying to seek Interpol's red notice to bring back those involved in the mass killings during July and August, including former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Nov 10, 2024, at 10:06 pm
Bangladeshi Police have detained 10 men from Dhaka for their alleged involvement in making viral an audio clip of former PM Sheikh Hasina with US President-elect Donald Trump's posters.
Bangladeshi Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam demands ban on ISKCON, Taslima Nasreen protests
Nov 09, 2024, at 11:46 pm
Chittagong-based Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam is demanding a ban on Hindu outfit International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, escalating tension in the country where attacks on the minority group have increased ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5.
Jatiya Party leader alleges Awami League blackmailed his party to join general elections
Nov 02, 2024, at 11:37 pm
Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman GM Quader alleged that ousted former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League had blackmailed to force his party to join the general elections.
Bangladeshi Hindus demonstrate against sedition case filed against community leaders
Nov 02, 2024, at 03:27 pm
A large number of Hindu community members, who demonstrated in Bangladesh's Chittagong city on Friday, claimed law enforcers created obstacles to prevent them from joining the rally.
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden ignored Hindus: Donald Trump condemns attack on minorities in Bangladesh
Nov 01, 2024, at 06:04 pm
Washington D.C./IBNS: In a reach out to the Hindus in America ahead of the US Presidential Elections, Republican candidate Donald Trump has lashed out at US President Joe Biden and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for allegedly ignoring the minorities in the country as well as the world.
UN rights chief Volker Türk urges Bangladesh to sustain ‘unprecedented’ momentum for change
Nov 01, 2024, at 12:40 am
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Wednesday emphasized the importance of sustaining the momentum for change sparked by recent student protests in Bangladesh and subsequent resignation of the former Prime Minister, speaking at the end of a two-day visit to the country.
Bangladesh interim govt plans to convert former PM Sheikh Hasina's palace to revolution museum
Oct 29, 2024, at 07:56 am
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to convert ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina's palace into a museum to mark the July-August uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League government.
Bangladesh: Hindu minority members demonstrate against repression of community, demand govt action
Oct 26, 2024, at 07:54 pm
Hindus hold massive rally in Chittagong, demand urgent govt action for repression of minority
Election may be held in Bangladesh in 2025, says Law Adviser Asif Nazrul
Oct 19, 2024, at 03:16 pm
Bangladesh's Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next Parliamentary election in the country may take place in 2025 after the completion of preparations which include forming the new Election Commission through a search committee.
Weak policing, polls uncertainty pose high risk to Bangladesh's economy, says World Bank
Oct 18, 2024, at 03:44 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The World Bank (WB) has identified three major risks to Bangladesh’s economy and development: law and order concerns, uncertainty surrounding the upcoming general election, and weaknesses in the financial sector.
Bangladesh's GDP growth to decelerate to 4%: World Bank
Oct 17, 2024, at 01:13 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh's post-Covid recovery remains hampered by high inflation, a balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and limited job opportunities for its youth, particularly women and educated individuals, according to the World Bank's latest biannual report released on Tuesday (Oct. 15).
Oct 14, 2024, at 09:10 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Southeast Asia’s one of the most significant and influential Salafi-jihadist groups, Jemaah Islamiyah (JI)—known for its role in the 2002 Bali bombings—recently declared its disbandment, reports said.
Goddess Kali crown gifted by Modi stolen from Bangladesh temple, India expresses 'concern'
Oct 11, 2024, at 05:14 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A Goddess Kali crown, which was gifted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2021, has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari Temple of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Bangladeshi diaspora members protest against Muhammad Yunus government in Geneva
Oct 09, 2024, at 12:39 am
The Bangladeshi diaspora members recently demonstrated against interim government chief Muhammad Yunus-led government in Geneva over the troubling political developments in the country.
Those responsible for human rights violations in Bangladesh should be held accountable: USA
Oct 08, 2024, at 11:53 pm
The US government on Monday said those responsible for human rights violations in Bangladesh for the past few months should be held accountable.
Hindu minority members protest in Bangladesh, demand security during Durga Puja
Oct 05, 2024, at 04:13 pm
A large number of Hindu community members on Friday urged the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of Bangladesh that it should take appropriate measures to stop sectarian attacks, persecution, and extrajudicial attempts to kill under the guise of mob justice across the country.
Oct 04, 2024, at 10:32 pm
New York City witnessed a powerful airline banner message recently when Hindu-American group members flew it to appeal to the world to ensure an end to the ongoing violence on the community in Bangladesh.
Oct 03, 2024, at 08:32 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh's interim government and Muslim bodies have refused to grant permission to the Hindu community to celebrate Durga Puja amid the reports of vandalisation of Durga idols across the country, media reports said.
Sep 28, 2024, at 08:51 pm
New York/IBNS: Nobel laureate and chief adviser to Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, acknowledged that the ousting of Sheikh Hasina as the Bangladeshi Prime Minister was part of a carefully orchestrated "design and conspiracy."
Bangladesh police say security to be heightened during Durga Puja celebration next month
Sep 26, 2024, at 12:41 am
Bangladesh Police said security will be heightened across the country for the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations which is the biggest festival observed by the Hindu minority community in a nation that witnessed a massive political turmoil last month.
Bangladesh: Interim govt leader Muhammad Yunus faces 'Go Back' slogans in New York
Sep 25, 2024, at 10:46 pm
A large number of Bangladeshi diaspora members demonstrated outside the hotel where Bangladeshi interim government chief Muhammad Yunus is currently staying in New York over the recent attacks on Hindu minority in the South Asian country following the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government in August.
Hindu community members demand extension of Durga Puja holidays in Bangladesh
Sep 21, 2024, at 07:45 am
The Hindu community members in Bangladesh recently took out a procession in Dhaka city when they demanded the authority to accept their eight-point demand and extend the Durga Puja holidays.
Bangladesh: Nothing wrong if new political parties are formed, says BNP leader Tarique Rahman
Sep 18, 2024, at 07:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladeshi politician Tarique Rahman has said there is nothing wrong in moving towards forming new political parties in the country, which is presently under the interim government that was formed after the fall of Sheikh Hasina regime.
Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt grants magisterial powers to Army for internal security
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:58 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government in Bangladesh has granted magisterial powers to the army, significantly expanding its authority over internal security nationwide, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 1971 war crimes advocacy group leader Shahriar Kabir
Sep 18, 2024, at 06:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested Shahriar Kabir, a prominent leader of an advocacy group pushing for the trial of 1971 liberation war criminals, officials confirmed on Tuesday.