A metropolitan court in Bangladesh denied bail to Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, arrested for sedition on Nov 25, after public prosecutor Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan argued that freeing him “could create anarchy”. “We saw in the past...

The interim government in Bangladesh said that it has sent a note verbale, or an unsigned diplomatic communique, to India formally seeking the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh arrested four people for vandalising and damaging houses, shops and the local Loknath temple of the Hindu community in the Doarabazar area of Sunamganj district earlier this month.

On Tuesday 10 December, as we went to press, Hindus in the UK gathered at Parliament Square with posters, banners and placards, shouting “we want justice” as they protested against the treatment of the community in Bangladesh, and demanding...

Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote demanded at the Jatiya Sangsad that 42 of the 350 parliamentary seats be reserved for minority communities and also sought a separate electoral system for all tiers of governance to establish “real representative...

Bangladesh’s interim govt said it will seek Interpol’s assistance in repatriating deposed PM Sheikh Hasina from India, and other “fugitives”, to face trial for alleged crimes against humanity. Hasina and her party leaders face accusations of...

Hindus in Bangladesh have received serious threats, including warnings to burn temples across the country. There have also been threats specifically targeting those involved with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON),...

Dhaka: Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued arrest warrants against deposed PM Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including prominent politicians and intellectuals.