Dhaka, July 25 (IANS) In another disturbing incident targeting the Hindu community in Bangladesh, local police defused a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a metro rail station in Dhaka’s Motijheel that had been planted along the route of a Rath Yatra procession, local media reported on Saturday. According to police, the explosive was strategically placed to target the procession, but its early identification helped avert a major attack.The incident occurred late Friday night, with …
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Dhaka, July 24 (IANS) Bangladesh has projected itself as a nation founded on the principles of linguistic identity, secularism and democratic pluralism. Born out of the Liberation War of 1971, the country’s Constitution envisioned equal rights for all irrespective of religion. Yet, the reality is much more complex. The suspension of the proposed 82-foot Lord Ram statue at a temple complex in Palashbari, Gaibandha, has renewed concerns among Bangladesh’s Hindu community regarding the security o…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Several leaders of the Hindu community in Bangladesh on Saturday called for an immediate release of Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, the man who proposed the construction of an 81-foot-tall statue of Lord Ram within the premises of the Sri Sri Radha Govinda and Kali Temple in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha district, local media reported.Tarani Das was reportedly taken into custody from the Palashbari temple area on July 12 in connection with an alleged money laundering case lod…
Dhaka, July 14 (IANS) Several leading human rights organisations have strongly condemned the arrest of Haridas Chandra Tarani Das, who proposed the construction of an 81-foot-tall statue of Lord Ram within the premises of the Sri Sri Radha Govinda and Kali Temple in Palashbari upazila of Bangladesh’s Gaibandha district, describing the action as “unfortunate” and “unacceptable”.Das was taken into custody from the Palashbari temple area on July 12 in connection with a money laundering ca…
Dhaka, June 30 (IANS) A leading minority rights organisation has expressed grave concern over mounting pressure on Hindu minorities, temple builders and minority rights defenders in Bangladesh, saying recent developments from Gaibandha to Chattogram indicate that religious freedom in the country is coming under increasing threat.According to the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM), in northern Bangladesh, a Hindu temple complex has become the latest fault line in a deepening …