Bangladesh

New York: While asking Bangladesh authorities to protect Hindus, the international group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said law enforcement should act "with caution and restraint". "The authorities need to be de-escalating violence, not…

Al Amerat:  A clinical Bangladesh hammered Papua New Guinea by 84 runs in the 9th match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, here on Thursday. Riding on a quickfire fifty by skipper Mahmudullah (50 off 28) and a…

Kolkata: In the wake of the communal violence in Bangladesh and considering the immersion of Durga idols followed by Fateha-Dwaz-Daham (Eid Milad un Nabi/Prophet Muhammad's birth celebration) in West Bengal, the state intelligence…

Dhaka: Four people, including an Imam, were arrested in Bangladesh's Kishoreganj district in association with the vandalisation and looting of a Hindu temple. According to the police, the arrested persons -- Mamunur Rashid, 22, two…

Dhaka: The chief of Bangladesh's minority body has called for a day-long demonstrations on October 23 to protest the recent incidents of violence including attacks on Hindu temples. At least four persons have been killed and 70 others…

Dhaka: At least five bodies were recovered after a boat capsized in the Turag river in Savar, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Khaleda Yasmin, a duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters, told Xinhua news…

Dhaka:  Bangladesh on Sunday said that it has facilitated the process of return of around 20 of its nationals stranded in Afghanistan, even as it called for ensuring safety of all Afghans and foreign nationals in the war-torn country.…

Dhaka: Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that the Taliban does not exist in the country, adding that there were smaller notorious groups which did not have the capacity to create chaos. He made the remarks on…

Dhaka: Opposing any reform of the Hindu laws, a group of minority leaders has urged the Sheikh Hasina-led Bangladesh government to assure not to reform the laws. They also demanded legal action against Mahfuz Anam, Editor of The Daily…

Dhaka: A total of 287 people were hospitalised for the mosquito-borne dengue fever in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours as of 8:00 a.m. local time Monday, the highest number in a single day so far this year, the Directorate General of Health…