Bengali nationalism was the driving force behind independence but political Islam has gained traction in recent decades.

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain today said Bangladesh is a role model of communal harmony in the world. He ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s influential coalition of the religious parties has demanded the abolition of a government women’s commission, a further indication of how hardline, religiously fuelled activism is ...

The MEA condemned the murder of Hindu minority leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy in Bangladesh, citing a pattern of persecution ...

Once hailed for secularism and cultural vibrancy, Bangladesh now finds itself at a critical crossroads. Islamist fundamentalist groups like Jamaat-e-Islami are regaining prominence, with alarming impl ...

An Islamist group in Bangladesh has demanded the abolition of the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission formed by the interim government to introduce reforms aimed at empowering women, saying it will ...

Some recommendations made by the Women's Affairs Reform Commission will destroy values ​​of all religions, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman said today (20 April). In a statement posted ...

Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain has said minorities in Bangladesh do not face persecution, remarking that any isolated incidents that may occur are driven by political motives rather than ...

While Jamaat rejected the report, Hifazat wants the entire commission scrapped. The group’s demands and future plans were ...

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal urged the interim government in Dhaka to “live up to its responsibility” of protecting ...

The interim government on Thursday said the USCIRF’s portrayal of the religious freedom situation in Bangladesh is based on misinformation and selective reporting. "The interim government is not ...