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Chittagong-based Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam is demanding a ban on Hindu outfit International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, escalating tension in the country where attacks on the minority group have increased ever since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government collapsed on August 5. more
Bangladesh: Hindu groups demonstrate against sedition case filed against community leaders

A large number of Hindu community members, who demonstrated in Bangladesh's Chittagong city on Friday, claimed law enforcers created obstacles to prevent them from joining the rally. ...

Human rights violators in Bangladesh should be held accountable, says top US official

The US government on Monday said those responsible for human rights violations in Bangladesh for the past few months should be held accountable.

Airline banner flies over New York City, urging world to stop violence against Hindu community members in Bangladesh

New York City witnessed a powerful airline banner message recently when Hindu-American group members flew it to appeal to the world to ensure an end to the ongoing violence on the communi ...

Bangladeshi interim government chief Muhammad Yunus faces 'Go Back' slogans in New York over attacks on Hindus

A large number of Bangladeshi diaspora members demonstrated outside the hotel where Bangladeshi interim government chief Muhammad Yunus is currently staying in New York over the recent at ...

UN chief Antonio Guterres calls for inclusive elections in Bangladesh

The UN Secretary-General has welcomed efforts to restore calm and hold fresh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, urging the interim Government to be inclusive as the country moves towa ...

Six years on, still no justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya

UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by sec ...

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh need urgent support as crises multiply: UNHCR

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighb ...

Bangladesh using enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings to silence rights defenders: Experts

New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called for the Government of Bangladesh to end all harassment against representatives of the human rights organisation, ...

Bangladesh must suspend plans to return Rohingya refugees to Myanmar: Rights expert

Bangladesh must “immediately suspend” a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya refugees to return to Myanmar, where they face “serious risks” to their lives and f ...