Communal violence

Indian court jails man in first conviction over 2020 Delhi riots

An Indian court on Thursday jailed a man for five years in the first conviction over religious riots in New Delhi in 2020, when more than 50 people, most of them Muslims, were killed.

Interview: Rana Dasgupta ‘The proclivity of minorities to leave the country has decreased’

In an interview with Prothom Alo, general secretary of the Bangladesh Hindu Christian Bouddha Oikya Parishad, Rana Dasgupta, speaks about the demands raised at the conference as well as the overall ...

Interview: High Commissioner of India, Vikram Doraiswami (Part 1) 'People's views are not always the government's views'

Communal violence and thoughts of leadership at the grassroots

Over the past few decades our politicians have become exceedingly subservient to religious groups, even implementing their agenda, an example of which is the changes brought to the school curriculum

Use majoritarian privilege against communal attacks

People of the minority communities in our country, due to religion, culture or whatsoever, dream of a normal life. It is very unfortunate that they have to dream of it, while living in the same land, ...

Communalism and the logic behind the prime minister’s words

The bottom line of Sheikh Hasina’s statement was that the issue of the security of minorities in India is important in the interests of the security of the minorities in Bangladesh. She said that ...

Communal violence Puja Udjapan Parishad condemns foreign minister’s statement

The statement of the foreign minister has gravely hurt, aggrieved and disappointed the Hindu community, says the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad

Judicial inquiry High Court order should be made effective

All communal violence instigators, attackers identified: Home minister

Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday said all those who instigated communal violence and carried out attacks in different parts of the country, including Cumilla, have been identified

Five years since Nasirnagar attack Investigating officers changed 30 times in 7 cases

Five years have passed since the attacks on the minority community in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria, over allegations of hurting religious sentiment through a Facebook post.

Quran desecration Remand for Iqbal, three others extended by 5 more days

Iqbal Hossain and three other accused in the case of desecration of Holy Quran at temporary Puja mandap in Cumilla's Nanuwar Dighir Par have been remanded for another five days allowing police to ...

Cooked-up stories shared on social media to embarrass govt: Momen

To avoid such incidents of abuse, Momen said, the puja organisers should not leave their venues unattended

We want self-purification in the ruling party: Rana Dasgupta

Rana Dasgupta remarked that the current Awami League is gradually turning into the Awami Muslim League of 1948

Hanif blames education system for fanaticism

Awami League joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif has said the number of fanatics are higher than the pious people due to the education system in the country

Clash in the rally of harmony All parties must exercise restraint

BNP called a rally in front of the party office on Tuesday to protest against attacks on minorities