Bangladesh
Bangladesh Court Denies Bail to Hindu Priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, Orders Jail Custody
Das was made before Judge Kazi Shariful Islam of Chittagong's 6th Metropolitan Magistrate around 10:30 am local time amid tight security in relation to a case filed on October 31, local media reported.
Indian Americans in Silicon Valley Hold Rally to Show Solidarity with Hindus in Canada and Bangladesh
Addressing a gathering of scores of Indian Americans at the Milpitas City Hall, prominent community leaders spoke out about the attacks on the Hindu minority urging US leaders to condemn the human rights violations and hold the Canadian and Bangladesh governments accountable to safeguard their Hindu minority populations.
Former White House Official Praises Sheikh Hasina for Controlling Extremism Amid Rising Concerns in Bangladesh
Lisa Curtis, who served as President-elect Donald Trump's South Asia point-person in his first term, said there's concern about the future and what that brings to Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Interim Government Bans Student Wing of Former PM Sheikh Hasina's Party
The Bangladesh Home Ministry, in an official notification, said the government banned under the powers provided in sub-section (1) of Section 18 of the "Anti-Terrorism Act 2009" the Bangladesh Awami League's fraternal organisation "Bangladesh Chatra League".
Tensions Rise in Bangladesh as Protesters Call for President's Resignation Over Hasina Comments
In an interview with Bangla daily Manab Zamin last week, Shahabuddin said that he did not have any documentary evidence of Hasina resigning as prime minister before she fled abroad on August 5 amid mass protests led by student violence.
Banner Over NYC's Statue of Liberty Urges End to Hindu Genocide in Bangladesh
According to reports by the press, the large banner flew over the Hudson River and circled the Statue of Liberty, a global symbol of human dignity, freedom, and equality.
Bangladesh Army Chief Pledges Support for Yunus, No Matter the Circumstances
"If you ask me, then I will say that should be the time frame by which we should enter into a democratic process," Bangladesh's leading newspaper The Daily Star quoted the four-star General as saying in an interview with international news agency Reuters.
Want good relation with India but it should be on basis of 'fairness and equality', says Yunus
Yunus said during a televised speech marking the first month of the formation of the interim government that soon after he was sworn in as the head of the administration, he received congratulatory calls from several foreign heads, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh not communal, reports ‘exaggerated', Says Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus
Speaking with news agency PTI at his official residence in Dhaka, Muhammad Yunus said that the issue was more political than communal, while suggesting it was a fallout from a political upheaval due to the largely-accepted perception that most Hindus supported the Awami League regime.
Bangladesh wants strong people-to-people ties with India, says Foreign Affairs Adviser
"It's possible to ease public dissatisfaction towards India. I think we really need to take correct bilateral steps to address this," said Hossain.
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