Communal Harmony

Interview: US special envoy Rashad Hussain ‘No one should be attacked for religious beliefs’

US special envoy on religious freedom Rashad Hussain during his recent Dhaka trip spoke to Prothom Alo about his discussions with various communities in the country and the US efforts to support ...

'Everyone has overlooked me here'

Writer, researcher and left-wing politician Badruddin Umar speaks to Prothom Alo about his social, political and intellectual thoughts

SC for swift disposal of cases filed to ‘destroy communal harmony’

Supreme Court authorities have published a notice in this regard

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

Judicial inquiry High Court order should be made effective

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

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

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

In search of a cohesive society

Building up a cohesive society in our country is difficult. The main impediments are our colonial hangover, social fragmentation in the subcontinent, backward-looking, politics that relies on money ...

Communal violence in Noakhali Hindu people had nobody by their side during attacks

The people of the Hindu community did not get any support during attacks and vandalism of the temples and mandaps in Chowmuhani of Noakhali from the ruling Awami League, as well as the police

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 ...

Cumilla incident Man suspected to be Iqbal Hossain detained in Cox’s Bazar

The man is believed to have placed the holy Quran inside Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla city in the small hours of 13 October, which led to attacks on Durga Puja venues across the country ...