Dec 24, 2024, at 09:51 am
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday spoke with Interim Bangladesh chief Muhammad Yunus when both leaders expressed their commitment to respecting and protecting human rights of all people in the country, amid rising atrocities committed against minorities in the Muslim-majority South Asian nation.
Bangladesh government writes diplomatic note to India to send back Sheikh Hasina
Dec 23, 2024, at 05:25 pm
The Bangladeshi interim government has sent a diplomatic note to India to send back ousted former PM Sheikh Hasina, who escaped to New Delhi amid heavy protests against her regime on August 5, to Dhaka.
Dec 23, 2024, at 03:25 pm
Bangladesh Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said a letter has been sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to facilitate the return of former PM Sheikh Hasina who escaped to India amid widespread protest against her regime on August 5.
Body of Hindu priest found in Bangladesh temple, ISKCON condemns
Dec 22, 2024, at 06:38 pm
Bangladesh police have recovered the body of a Hindu priest, whose hands and legs were tied, from Kashimpur crematorium and temple located in the South Asian country's Natore region, media reports said, triggering condemnation by ISKCON.
Bangladesh: Eight Hindu idols vandalised in three temples
Dec 21, 2024, at 07:08 pm
At least three idols were vandalised in two Hindu temples in the Mymensingh region of Bangladesh on Thursday amid the growing atrocities on the community members in the Muslim-majority nation ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5, media reports said.
Issues related to 1971 war should be settled, Muhammad Yunus tells Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif
Dec 20, 2024, at 06:23 pm
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus met Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif in Cairo when he said the issues related to the 1971 war should be settled in order to deepen ties between the two nations.
Dec 16, 2024, at 12:59 pm
Bangladesh's interim government head Muhammad Yunus has said the national elections in the country -- which has been witnessing a political turmoil since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in August -- may take place late next year or in the first half of 2026.
Bangladeshi authorities arrest four for vandalising Hindu properties in Sunamganj
Dec 15, 2024, at 02:45 pm
Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in vandalising the shops, a temple and homes belonging to the Hindu community members in Sunamganj this month.
Dec 14, 2024, at 12:35 pm
The Hindu community of Canada recently demonstrated outside the Bangladeshi Consulate in Toronto to seek justice and protection of minority communities in Bangladesh where they have been facing atrocities ever since the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime toppled and the Interim government took charge.
Dec 13, 2024, at 10:32 am
The US government on Thursday said it is 'watching closely' the current developments in Bangladesh where atrocities against minorities, especially Hindus, escalated ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led regime toppled on August 5 and the interim government took charge of the South Asian nation.
Bangladesh: Protest in Dhaka demanding boycott of restaurants not offering beef on menu
Dec 11, 2024, at 04:45 pm
A group named Muslim Consumers' Rights Council on Tuesday organised a rally in Dhaka when they demanded boycotting restaurants that do not serve beef in Bangladesh.
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.
Dec 09, 2024, at 04:40 pm
German-based Hindu organisation Deutschland Hinduistische Verbande has expressed deep concerns over the 'atrocities' committed on minority members ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government toppled in Bangladesh.
Dec 09, 2024, at 09:17 am
Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das has been made a prime accused in a case filed over the recent clash that took place between his followers and the police on the premises of the Chittagong court in Bangladesh recently.
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.
Dec 06, 2024, at 11:06 pm
US Congressman Brad Sherman recently issued a statement where he urged the interim government of Bangladesh to protect Hindus amid rising protests by the community members over the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.
UK issues travel advisory for Bangladesh, warns terrorists may carry out attacks
Dec 05, 2024, at 06:45 am
The United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its citizens where it directed them not to visit Bangladesh as "terrorists were likely to carry out attacks" in the South Asian nation.
Dec 05, 2024, at 06:09 am
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sent a 15-year-old Hindu boy to the Juvenile Detention Centre after he was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments on social media.
Dec 05, 2024, at 05:26 am
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus in her first public address, accusing him of persecuting minorities.
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.
Bangladeshi official says 700 prisoners, who escaped during uprising, remain at large
Dec 04, 2024, at 10:01 pm
A Bangladeshi official on Tuesday said more than 700 convicts remain unaccounted for following the recent uprising in Bangladesh which led to the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5.
I am deeply concerned: UK MP Priti Patel reacts to recent violence in Bangladesh
Dec 04, 2024, at 09:13 pm
British MP Priti Patel has expressed her concern over the recent violence in Bangladesh following the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das and the targeting of the minority community in the country since the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government.
Hindus demonstrate in Canada against atrocities faced by community members in Bangladesh
Dec 03, 2024, at 10:36 pm
Bangladeshi Hindus in Montreal recently took out a rally in the Canadian city to show solidarity with ISKCON, the religious outfit that has been targeted by alleged Islamists in Bangladesh in recent times.
Dec 02, 2024, at 01:18 am
Bangladeshi Immigration officials on Sunday refused to grant permission to 54 International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) members to cross the border and travel to India through the Benapole check post despite having valid passports and visas, media reports said.
Dec 01, 2024, at 10:08 pm
Bangladeshi woman TV journalist Munni Saha was mobbed and briefly detained by a mob in country's capital city Dhaka on Saturday who accused her of spreading misinformation and doing everything to 'make the nation a part of India'.
Protesters demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva to highlight plight of Hindus in Bangladesh
Dec 01, 2024, at 12:23 am
The All Minorities Association of Bangladesh recently demonstrated at the iconic Broken Chair monument located in front of the UN office in Geneva.
Days after jailing Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest arrested in Bangladesh
Nov 30, 2024, at 11:12 pm
A Hindu monk has been arrested in Bangladesh, days after spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das was put behind bars, triggering massive protests by the minority community members in the South Asian nation.
Nov 30, 2024, at 03:39 pm
At least three Hindu temples were vandalised by a group of slogan-shouting attackers in Chittagong on Friday, a Bangladeshi city which has been witnessing massive protests by minority community members over the arrest of former ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Nov 30, 2024, at 12:39 am
Johnnie Moore, former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has slammed the interim government of Bangladesh over the atrocities faced by minorities in the country and said the nation is currently facing an 'existential threat'.