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For the second consecutive year, conflict zones have proven dangerous for journalists and media workers, with 2024 seeing at least 68 deaths in the line of duty, as per new data from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). more
Atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh: Another priest arrested in Chittagong

A Hindu monk has been arrested in Bangladesh, days after spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das was put behind bars, triggering massive protests by the minority community members in the Sou ...

Bangladesh is facing an existential threat, says ex-USCIRF Commissioner Johnnie Moore slamming Yunus administration

Johnnie Moore, former Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), has slammed the interim government of Bangladesh over the atrocities faced ...

Bangladeshi court sends arrested Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari to prison

A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday sent Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari to prison after rejecting his bail plea, triggering protests from the monitory community and his followers ...

Bangladesh: Islamist outfit demands ban on ISKCON, video goes viral

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 atta ...

New UNESCO report finds 85 per cent of journalist killings go unpunished

Between 2006 and 2024, over 1,700 journalists have been killed around the world, and around 85 percent of the cases did not make it to court, according to a report by the UN Educational, ...

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 ...

Armed men abduct 20 labourers in Pakistan

At least 20 labourers were abducted by armed men in the Musakhel region of Pakistan.