Tag: Dhaka
Bangladesh Court Denies Bail For Hindu Priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, Now In Custody For Over A Month
A court in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on January 2, rejected the bail plea of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, who has been in custody since November 25. Das was arrested by the Dhaka Police in a purported connection with a sedition case, he has since… Read More
Bangladesh: Muslim Group Declares All Restaurants Must Serve Beef Or Shut Down Because Beef Eating Is ‘Islamic Duty’ And Non-beef Eateries Are Agents Of Hindutva
In Dhaka, Bangladesh, an organisation named Muslim Consumer Rights Council held a rally in Bangshal area seeking a boycott of restaurants that do not serve beef. The protestors said that beef dishes should be mandatory in the menu of all restaurants and the restaurants that… Read More
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India Delivers Blunt Message To Bangladesh On Attacks On Religious Minorities And Institutions
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who went to Dhaka Monday (December 9) morning on a one-day visit to the country, delivered a blunt message to his Bangladeshi counterpart Mohammad Jashim Uddin. After landing at the Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport in Dhaka in an Indian… Read More
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Bangladesh Braces For Blackouts As Dhaka’s Plea To New Delhi For Adani Power Relief Falls Flat
If Adani Power halts its supply, Bangladesh could face a severe power crisis that will worsen its struggling economy. Bangladesh is headed for a severe power crisis with New Delhi turning down a desperate plea from the Mohammad Yunus government in Dhaka to intercede with… Read More
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Global Silence, Local Strife: The Continuous Struggle Of Bangladesh’s Hindu Minority
Compared to the tensions on the western and northern borders, India has had a peaceful co-existence with the Muslim-majority Bangladesh in the east. That does not mean Dhaka has been an abode of peace, but only that Delhi has found it manageable. Naturally, Bangladesh was… Read More
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BANGLADESH HEADING TOWARDS CHAOS AND UNCERTAINTY
Before Awami League under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came to power in 2009, Islamists were seen holding rallies on the streets of Dhaka waving weapons, burning American and Indian flags and chanting the “Allahu Akbar” slogan. During the past fourteen years, Sheikh… Read More
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DISTURBING STATISTICS OF FORCED CONVERSIONS, MURDERS, AND RAPES OF RELIGIOUS MINORITIES IN BANGLADESH: REPORTS
The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance has informed that a total of 154 religious minorities, including Hindus, were killed in the country between January and December 2022. The organsiation held a press conference in Dhaka on Friday (January 5) morning during which it presented the… Read More
