Dec 11, 2024, at 02:00 am
The Interim government in Bangladesh on Tuesday acknowledged 88 incidents of communal violence against minorities were reported in the country following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5.
Hindu family-owned temple set on fire in Bangladesh
Dec 08, 2024, at 09:38 pm
A temple belonging to a family was set on fire by miscreants in Bangladesh's Turag area on Friday.
Minority group condemns attack on Hindu houses, business establishments in Sunamganj
Dec 07, 2024, at 02:27 pm
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council has condemned the recent attacks on Hindu minority community members in Sunamganj district and demanded an immediate arrest of those involved in the crime.
Bangladesh: Hindu businesses, houses attacked by mob in Sunamganj over alleged Facebook post
Dec 04, 2024, at 11:53 pm
A mob vandalised Hindu businesses and houses in Bangladesh's Sunamganj amid allegation that a community member hurt Muslim sentiments by posting a derogatory image on Facebook, media reports said.
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.
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.
USA: Protest outside White House over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh
Aug 12, 2024, at 11:33 pm
A large number of people demonstrated outside the White House in the US capital city of Washington on Friday against the recent attacks on Hindu community members in Bangladesh after the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government amid weeks of violent protests in the South Asian nation.
Jan 08, 2024, at 03:38 am
As many as 700 people attended a forum hosted by Vedic Hindu Cultural Society of British Columbia on Saturday where they addressed the “current law and order situation” in the Lower Mainland, media reports said.
Thieves barge into Hindu temple in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas, steal religious and other costly articles
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:37 am
Suspected thieves barged into a Hindu temple in Pakistan's Mirpur Khas city and took away an unspecified number of religious and other costly articles on Friday.
Nov 29, 2023, at 12:29 am
Dara Shikoh Foundation has written a letter to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over the alleged destruction of a wall of heritage site 'Sharda Peeth', a Hindu temple, in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan forcing Christians, Hindus in Pakistan to embrace Islam
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:36 pm
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a far-right Islamic political party in Pakistan, is forcing Hindus and Christians in the country to convert themselves to Islam.
Pakistan: Two minor Hindu girls abducted, converted to Islam and then married off to Muslim men
Sep 21, 2023, at 06:24 pm
Two minor Hindu girls were forcibly converted to Islam after being abducted in Pakistan's Sindh region recently.
Aug 14, 2023, at 01:37 am
Hundreds of people participated in the first 'Minority Rights March' at the Frere Hall area of Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday when they demanded an end to the practice of forced conversions.
Bangladesh: Unidentified miscreants vandalise Hindu temple, loot gold ornaments
Jul 12, 2023, at 11:28 pm
Dhaka: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's Lalmonihat Sadar area on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bad times hit Hindus of Badani in Pakistan
Jul 01, 2023, at 04:57 am
Killings of men, kidnappings, and forced conversions of women in Pakistan’s Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces have made religious minorities feel unsafe.
Mar 07, 2023, at 11:09 pm
At least 15 people, belonging to the minority Hindu community, were injured as Islami Jamiat Tulba (IJT) activists on Monday allegedly attacked a gathering of students at the Punjab University campus in the Pakistani city of Lahore when they were celebrating Holi festival.
Aug 19, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Hindu Community members of the country should be self-confident instead of feeling like minorities.
Bangladesh: Awami League to be blamed for attack on Hindus, says BNP
Jul 29, 2022, at 03:26 am
Dhaka/UNI: Minorities are being attacked in Bangladesh as the government resorts to strategies for altering attention for a non-partisan government, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Oct 23, 2021, at 10:32 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Mass hunger strikes and demonstrations were held in north western part of Bangladesh on Saturday against recent violent communal attacks, temple vandalism, house looting, arson and killings taking place across the country.
US condemns attacks on Hindu Durga Puja pandals, temples in Bangladesh
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Dhaka/Washington: The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent violence in Bangladesh where Hindu temples and pandals were attacked by unknown men and urged authorities to 'investigate' the matter.
Afghan Hindus, Sikhs meet Taliban-appointed Kabul Mayor, urge for upkeep of gurdwara
Oct 01, 2021, at 01:13 am
Kabul/UNI: A group of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs on Thursday met Hamdullah Nomani, the Taliban-appointed Kabul Mayor and head of the Kabul municipality commission, to discuss issues related to the city and also about upkeep of the gurdwara in Kabul.
Pakistan: 1000 girls and boys converted to Isam every year, claims report
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:07 am
Islamabad: Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has released a report where it showed around 1,000 girls and boys are converted to Islam every year, showing the dark moments minorities are facing in the country.
Pakistan’s apex court comes to rescue of Hindus; saves dharmsala from demolition
Jun 14, 2021, at 04:33 pm
Pakistan Supreme Court has issued an order staying all demolition activities at an almost 90-year-old dharmsala, a community place of minority Hindus, in the port city of Karachi in Sindh province. The court also ordered the Karachi commissioner to take over the possession of the premises.
Jan 30, 2021, at 05:38 am
Kathmandu: Nepali citizens recently demonstrated outside the Pakistani embassy in Kathmandu against the recent destruction of Hindu shrines in Pakistan and the persecution of minorities.
Pakistani schools teach children about hating Hindus, Jews: Baloch activist tells UN
Oct 16, 2020, at 06:09 pm
Geneva: Munir Mengal, the president of Baloch Voice Association, has alerted the United Nations that schools in Pakistan teach about hatred against Hindus and Jews to the students.
Pakistan's 23% non-Muslim population during Partition is now 3%: Ex-advisor to Pak Prime Minister
Jul 23, 2020, at 07:13 pm
London: A former advisor to a Pakistan Prime Minister said the non-Muslim population in the country has dwindled to a meagre three percent now from 23 percent during the Partiton of united India.
Pakistan: PML-Q opposes construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) has opposed the construction of a Hindu temple in capital Islamabad.
Apr 01, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Lahore/IBNS: The COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Pakistan and even in such a situation of a humanitarian crisis discrimination allegations surface daily. It seems that the Imran Khan government is following a different policy for minorities and those in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Pak politicians slam Punjab minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan for commenting against Hindus
Mar 05, 2019, at 11:38 am
Islamabad, Mar 5 (IBNS): Pakistan's ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) criticised Punjab information and culture minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan for his remarks against the Hindu community.
Hindus are most educated religious community in US: Report
Jan 10, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Washington, Jan 10 (IBNS): A recent report has stated Hindus are the most educated religious community on the basis of their college degrees in the US, media reports said.