Durga Puja

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

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

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

Communal violence is a suicidal act

We must not forget many of the perpetrators are activists of Awami League and its associate bodies

Communal violence Writ petition with HC seeks judicial inquiry

A writ petition has been filed in the High Court division seeking directions for a judicial inquiry into the attacks on Hindu temples and houses across the country during Durga Puja

Communal violence Citizens demand exemplary punishment for perpetrators

The recent communal attacks were an attempt to destroy the ideology of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the spirit of the Liberation War, said the speakers

Accused named BNP leader Bulu over Noakhali temple attack: Police

Noakhali Swecchasebak Dal’s joint convenor Faisal Imam alias Kamal has given a confessional statement over the attack on the Hindu temple, puja mandap and properties of the Hindu people at Chowmuhani ...

Communal violence Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad demands judiciary probe

The government and the administration cannot avoid their responsibilities in the attack on minority community, say members of the Hindu Bouddha Christian

Interview: Pankaj Bhattacharya 'Lack of justice is instigating communal violence'

Democracy is steadily shrinking and falling into a crisis. The rule of law must be ensured, the criminals must be caught and punished, we must emerge from this lack of justice, says veteran ...

Madrasah teacher ‘confesses’ to leading communal attacks in Hajiganj

So far, 33 people, including Abbasi, have been arrested in 10 cases filed over the attacks at different puja mandaps in Hajiganj, Chandpur

Communal violence in Cumilla ‘Awami League leaders were mere spectators’

MP Bahauddin said they faced some problems in the first few hours. The leaders and activists took to the streets later

Communal harmony won't fall from the sky

Communal harmony does not sprout from the ground or fall from the sky. It is a matter of exercise, practice. One cannot hope for peace and tolerance while hatred simmers in the political arena

Communal violence Hindu community demonstrates at Shahbagh

Members of the Hindu community have been observing sit-ins and mass hunger strike at the Shahbagh intersection in the capital protesting against the attacks, vandalisation and setting on fire temples ...

Eminent citizens condemn communal attacks on Hindus, demand justice

A total of 47 eminent citizens have condemned the recent spate of communal attacks on Hindu community saying that the culture of impunity has led to the recurrence of such attacks