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Pakistan: Parents heartbroken after court sides with man accused of kidnapping minor Christian girl

A Pakistani court this month gave the custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the man who had kidnapped, converted her to Islam and married her, media reports said.

Pakistan: Trafficked 35 years ago, Bangladesh-born woman approaches court against FIA for offloading her from flight!

A woman, born in Bangladesh and allegedly trafficked to Pakistan 35 years ago, has approached the Lahore High Court seeking justice after being offloaded from a Dhaka-bound flight.

Hindu tea worker found bound and bloodied in Bangladesh garden during general elections; investigation underway

The body of a Hindu tea garden worker, with his hands and feet tied, was recovered from a tea estate in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar district in Bangladesh, according to local media r ...

Brutal killing shakes Bangladesh: Hindu trader hacked to death ahead of polls

A 62-year-old Hindu businessman was hacked to death by unidentified attackers in Bangladesh’s Mymensingh region, according to media reports, in an incident that occurred just days b ...

Bangladesh: Global Hindu alliance urges actions on ongoing atrocities against Hindus ahead of polls

A coalition of human rights groups, faith-based organisations, and civil society leaders has issued an emergency appeal expressing concern over alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangla ...

Days before Bangladesh vote, Hindu ex-minister linked to Hasina dies in custody

Ramesh Chandra Sen, a senior Awami League leader and former minister in Bangladesh, died on Saturday after falling ill at Dinajpur District Jail, just days before the politically volatile ...

Amid rising attacks on Hindus, Jamaat candidate Krishna Nandi promises ‘kith and kin’ treatment

Bangladesh’s Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has fielded a Hindu candidate, Krishna Nandi, from the Khulna-1 constituency for the upcoming general elections, a move widely seen as an ...

Fresh shock for minorities: Hindu youth burnt alive in Bangladesh

A 23-year-old Hindu man was allegedly burnt alive while he was asleep inside a garage in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi city, around 50 km from the capital Dhaka, triggering renewed concern ...

More than 5,000 killed during massive crackdown launched on Iranian protesters, says human rights body

The death toll from the Iranian government’s deadliest crackdown on protesters has climbed to 5,137, according to aggregated data from the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) ...