Independent Member of Parliament Barrister Rumeen Farhana (Brahmanbaria-2) has strongly condemned the circulation of an AI-generated image portraying her as the Hindu goddess Durga, describing it as a deliberate attempt…
A new political platform of seven Qawmi madrasa-linked Islamist parties has been formed under the supervision of Hefazat-e-Islam, announced after a meeting on the morning of Thursday, 22 October 2026,…
The radical Islamist Enayetullah Abbasi is now a close ally of the BNP government. Earlier, he received patronage from the Yunus-led interim government. For more than two decades, Abbasi has…
At least 171 people were killed in mob beatings across Bangladesh between January and September 2026, according to data from the rights organization Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK). Another monitoring…
Police have recovered a time bomb and two bottles of petrol near the Lalon Shah Akhrabari in Kushtia which were planted to carry out sabotage during the annual congregation of…
In Satkhira’s Debhata, the main accused in the murder case, Fazlul Haque Amini, has described the beating death of Wahiduzzaman Shamim (38) over allegations of blasphemy as an “accident.” On…
Bangladesh’s Hindu community is observing Sharadiya Durga Puja at approximately 33,851 mandaps nationwide, including 258 in Dhaka, amid extensive security deployments of police, specialised units, drones, and helicopters. Minority organisations…
