Dhaka, Dec 7 (IANS) Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of India for their “support and humanity’, former Bangladesh Prime Minister and President of the Bangladesh Awami League, Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that New Delhi is right to continue upholding the importance of democratic principles, minority protection, and regional stability in Dhaka. “India has been Bangladesh’s closest neighbour and partner. Our two countries are bound by history, geography, mutual cooperation …
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Patna, Jan 6 (IANS) Bihar’s Road Construction Minister Dilip Jaiswal has strongly condemned the killing of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, expressing deep concern over the deteriorating security situation for minorities in the neighbouring country.Reacting to the incident, Jaiswal said, “The situation in Bangladesh must improve. The government and administration there should take this matter seriously. Acts of violence committed in the name of religion and attempts to destroy Sanatan Dharma will …
Dhaka, Jan 1 (IANS) In yet another heinous incident spotlighting the escalating attacks on minorities in Bangladesh, another Hindu man was brutally hacked and seriously injured by a mob of miscreants in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district, before the assailants poured petrol on him and set him on fire, local media reported. The victim, identified as 50-year-old Khokon Chandra Das, has been referred to Dhaka for advanced medical treatment after his condition deteriorated.The incident occurred …
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) Folk singer-turned-politician and the BJP legislator from the Haringhata Assembly constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Ashim Kumar Sarkar, on Saturday, registered a police complaint claiming a threat to his life.In the complaint, Sarkar claimed that he had been receiving consecutive death threats for the last few days.In his complaint filed at Chakdaha Police Station in Nadia district, Sarkar has also provided the investigating officials with two mobile numbers f…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Voicing its grave concern over the persistent incidents of violence targetting religious minorities – including Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists – in its neighbourhood, India on Friday asserted that it is keeping a close watch on the ongoing developments in Bangladesh. “India is closely monitoring developments and has expressed grave concern over the continued hostility of minorities, including Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists. We condemn the recent killing of a Hindu …
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Developments in Bangladesh since Wednesday, making the headlines, suggest that the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus now has a plan to counter the negative image developing from widespread arson and killings. On Wednesday, Khuda Baksh Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s special assistant (Ministry of Home Affairs) to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, submitted his resignation, which was accepted and announced through a gazette notification within hours.In a separate developme…
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IANS) The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, will lead a six-member delegation to the Bangladesh Deputy Commission later Friday to submit demands on the recent lynching of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu garment factory worker, and also over the unbridled atrocities on the minorities under Muhammad Yunus’ regime.However, the other members of the delegation to be led by the LoP will not be any state leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Benga…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) Protests over the murder of Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh spilled into West Bengal’s Kolkata on Tuesday after policemen clashed with members of the Hindu Jagran Manch outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh, officials said. Tensions flared during a demonstration outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Beck Bagan area of Kolkata as police resorted to cane charge to disperse the protesters who broke barricades and tried to reach the Embassy …
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) Several leaders of minority organisations in Bangladesh formed a human chain on Monday, accusing the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of failing to stop violence, killings and persecution of minority communities across the country.Addressing the gathering organised by the Minority Unity Front outside the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka, minority leaders said that inadequate investigations and the absence of justice had created an atmosphere of fear and mistrust in Bangladesh…
Dhaka, Dec 22 (IANS) The Bangladesh Students’ League (BSL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League, has appealed to the international community to play a constructive role in ensuring that Bangladesh’s next general election, scheduled for February 12, 2026, is conducted in a free, fair, and inclusive manner under a neutral government, describing it as the only path to stability and democracy in the country.It also expressed outrage over what it called an ongoing campaign of “state-spo…