Dec 06, 2024, at 11:06 pm
US Congressman Brad Sherman recently issued a statement where he urged the interim government of Bangladesh to protect Hindus amid rising protests by the community members over the arrest of priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Bangladeshi currency notes won't feature Bangabandhu's images any more: Reports
Dec 06, 2024, at 07:37 pm
Bangladesh has started printing new currency notes which will not feature the image of the country's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
UK issues travel advisory for Bangladesh, warns terrorists may carry out attacks
Dec 05, 2024, at 06:45 am
The United Kingdom on Wednesday issued a travel advisory for its citizens where it directed them not to visit Bangladesh as "terrorists were likely to carry out attacks" in the South Asian nation.
Dec 05, 2024, at 06:09 am
A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sent a 15-year-old Hindu boy to the Juvenile Detention Centre after he was arrested on charges of hurting religious sentiments on social media.
Nepal signs BRI Cooperation Framework with China during PM KP Oli's official visit to Beijing
Dec 05, 2024, at 06:02 am
Nepalese Prime Minister KP Oli has signed the BRI Cooperation Framework during his ongoing visit to China, the agreement which will pave the way for the execution of BRI projects in the Himalayan nation.
Dec 05, 2024, at 05:26 am
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country's interim leader Muhammad Yunus in her first public address, accusing him of persecuting minorities.
Bangladesh: Hindu businesses, houses attacked by mob in Sunamganj over alleged Facebook post
Dec 04, 2024, at 11:53 pm
A mob vandalised Hindu businesses and houses in Bangladesh's Sunamganj amid allegation that a community member hurt Muslim sentiments by posting a derogatory image on Facebook, media reports said.
Pakistan: Patients suffer amid strike observed in Multan hospital
Dec 04, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Hundreds of patients were left without treatment after a strike was observed at Nishtar Hospital in Pakistan's Multan city recently.
Bangladeshi official says 700 prisoners, who escaped during uprising, remain at large
Dec 04, 2024, at 10:01 pm
A Bangladeshi official on Tuesday said more than 700 convicts remain unaccounted for following the recent uprising in Bangladesh which led to the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5.
Pakistan: Anti-state activities claimed 245 lives in November
Dec 04, 2024, at 12:42 am
245 individuals, including 68 security personnel and 50 civilians, died after Pakistan witnessed a month of anti-state violence in November, official data showed.
Tripura's Bangladesh mission suspends service a day after breaching of premises
Dec 04, 2024, at 12:00 am
The Bangladesh's Assistant High Commission in Agartala, which is located in the North-Eastern state of Tripura, has decided to suspend consular service until further notice after its premises was breached by a group of people who were protesting against the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in the neighbouring nation.
UK MP expresses concerns over human rights abuses of minority religious groups in Pakistan
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:36 pm
A prominent UK MP has expressed concerns over the widespread human rights abuses and forced conversations on the minority community members in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Robbers shot dead a trader in Karachi whose marriage was fixed on December 12
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:34 pm
Suspected robbers shot dead a trader, who was scheduled to get married on December 12, in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Lithuania expels three staff members of Chinese mission, Beijing counters
Dec 02, 2024, at 11:07 pm
Lithuania has declared three staff members of China’s diplomatic mission as persona non grata, earning condemnation from Beijing.
Dec 02, 2024, at 01:18 am
Bangladeshi Immigration officials on Sunday refused to grant permission to 54 International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) members to cross the border and travel to India through the Benapole check post despite having valid passports and visas, media reports said.
Dec 01, 2024, at 10:08 pm
Bangladeshi woman TV journalist Munni Saha was mobbed and briefly detained by a mob in country's capital city Dhaka on Saturday who accused her of spreading misinformation and doing everything to 'make the nation a part of India'.
Protesters demonstrate outside UN office in Geneva to highlight plight of Hindus in Bangladesh
Dec 01, 2024, at 12:23 am
The All Minorities Association of Bangladesh recently demonstrated at the iconic Broken Chair monument located in front of the UN office in Geneva.
Days after jailing Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest arrested in Bangladesh
Nov 30, 2024, at 11:12 pm
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 South Asian nation.
US Department of Homeland Security is probing Temu over slave labour links
Nov 30, 2024, at 10:46 pm
The US Department of Homeland Security is currently investigating Chinese online retailer Temu for allegedly violating the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, media reports said.
Unknown attackers gun down transgender person in Pakistan
Nov 30, 2024, at 08:13 pm
Unknown people gunned down a transgender person in Pakistan's Par Hoti area on Wednesday.
Nov 30, 2024, at 03:39 pm
At least three Hindu temples were vandalised by a group of slogan-shouting attackers in Chittagong on Friday, a Bangladeshi city which has been witnessing massive protests by minority community members over the arrest of former ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Nov 30, 2024, at 12:39 am
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 by minorities in the country and said the nation is currently facing an 'existential threat'.
Nov 29, 2024, at 11:38 pm
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), a wing of the country's central bank, has directed banks to freeze the accounts of 17 individuals associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Bangladesh, including Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, for 30 days.
Nov 29, 2024, at 03:31 pm
Bangladesh's interim government intends to pursue charges of crimes against humanity against former PM Sheikh Hasina at the International Criminal Court over the "mass killings" that occurred during the July-August demonstration in the country, officials said.
Nov 29, 2024, at 04:49 am
Dhaka: After months of bloody unrest, which saw the ouster of the liberal Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh is once again in turmoil following the arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case.
Nov 29, 2024, at 03:08 am
London/Dhaka: More than 2,000 instances of atrocities have taken place in Bangladesh since Sheikh Hasina's government was ousted in August 2024, a recent report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Commonwealth reveals.
Pakistan: 544 illegal electric connections found across five districts in Punjab
Nov 27, 2024, at 11:35 pm
Lahore Electric Supply Company (Lesco) teams have detected 544 illegal power connections in five Punjab districts.
Taiwan detects 17 Chinese aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels
Nov 27, 2024, at 11:33 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of Defence said 17 Chinese aircraft and 7 PLAN vessels were detected around its region on Wednesday.
Nov 27, 2024, at 09:00 pm
Bangladesh police have arrested six suspects in connection with the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chittagong city who was killed during the clash between police and followers of arrested Hindu priest Chinnmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, media reports said.
Nov 27, 2024, at 03:14 pm
A lawyer was killed in Chittagong city in Bangladesh during a clash between police and demonstrators who were protesting against the arrest of Hindu priest Chinnmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari outside a court on Tuesday.