Bangladesh

Several temples in Khulna in Bangladesh received anonymous letters threatening to not allow them to celebrate Duga Puja unless they pay Tk 5 lakh toll each.

The interim government of Bangladesh has approved the export of 3,000 metric tons of Hilsa fish to India ahead of Durga Puja

Amid the ongoing violence against minorities including Hindus in Bangladesh after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, the Bangladesh National Hindu Alliance placed four key demands with the interim government ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja

In the meantime, prominent Bangladeshi media began discounting the religious motivation behind the attack by presenting it as a conflict between 'Bengalis and tribals.'

The Army officers will act as executive magistrates across Bangladesh and exercise the granted powers for the next 60 days, the circular read.

The Sunday Guardian noted that IRI, tasked to implement projects funded by USAID, ran a sinister programme named PARIS for 22 months to enhance political participation of Bangladeshis and amplify 'anti-authoritarian' voices.

Activists living in Bangladesh quickly pointed out that extremists were planning to use the event to convert 11 female Hindu students to Islam and marry them off to Muslim men.

Canadian MP Arya said, “I am deeply concerned by violence targeting religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians in Bangladesh. Every time there is instability in Bangladesh, religious minorities, particularly Hindus, face the brunt.”

Professor Shahiduzzaman called for a Nuclear Treaty with Pakistan to deter India, a nation that played the pivotal role in the birth of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh observed the death anniversary of Jinnah with speakers calling him the creator and father of Bangladesh