Bangladesh News News Bangladesh » Religion: Pakistan’s anti-Ahmadiyya ideology finds new ground in Bangladesh: How it echoes Islamabad's 1974 playbook | Explained
Islamist groups, emboldened by the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government, are now demanding that the Ahmadiyya community be declared “non-Muslim”, just as Pakistan did in 1974.
News Bangladesh » Religion: Catholics in Bangladesh hope cardinal will bring Vatican attention to country
Catholics in Bangladesh will call for the Vatican to protect their human rights during an upcoming visit by Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human ...
News Bangladesh » Religion: Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh’s largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear and ...
News Bangladesh » Religion: Bangladesh’s Christian community seeks representation in the next parliamentary election
Christian lay leaders are seeking representation in the upcoming parliamentary election in Bangladesh scheduled to be held in February.
News Bangladesh » Religion: Bangladesh Islamists demand ban on ISKCON as Yunus regime cradles religious zealots
Thousands of Islamists took to the streets across Bangladesh, demanding an immediate ban on ISKCON, which they labelled as an "extremist organisation", based on the Jewish model. The coordinated ...
News Bangladesh » Religion: Bangladeshi court denies bail to Hindu leader who led rallies for minority protection
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hindus and members of other minority groups say they have faced more attacks than ever since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country amid a mass uprising in ...
News Bangladesh » Religion: Bangladesh to host Zakir Naik with “Red-Carpet” welcome 9 years after Dhaka attack
Bangladesh is set to give a red-carpet welcome to Zakir Naik nine years after the Dhaka attack, marking a major policy shift and sparking debates over security and diplomacy.
News Bangladesh » Religion: From Ban to Welcome: Zakir Naik’s Return to Bangladesh Under Muhammad Yunus Government Stirs Controversy
Dhaka025: Bangladesh's interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, is set to host Zakir Naik, the controversial Islamic preacher and Indian fugitive, nearly nine years after his ban ...
News Bangladesh » Religion: Pakistani cleric visit raises concerns in Bangladesh
The recent visit to Bangladesh by Ibtisam Elahi Zahir, the general secretary of Pakistan’s Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadithand a close aide of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, has sparked concern among ...
News Bangladesh » Religion: ‘My songs will be sung in churches’: A Bangladeshi sister’s living legacy
Sister Amiya spent 42 years as a teacher and has been a passionate composer of sacred music. The Bangladeshi religious has written lyrics for more than 100 hymns.
News Bangladesh » Religion: Bangladesh seeks to expand halal trade with Malaysia: Envoy
Bangladesh looks forward to enhancing halal trade with Malaysia and expanding the market for Bangladeshi products in the ASEAN region,” the envoy said while briefing the guests during their visit to ...