DHAKA, Bangladesh — Lawyers in southeastern Bangladesh boycotted courts Wednesday to protest the killing of a colleague in a daylong violence over the arrest of a prominent minority Hindu leader.

Days after the arrest of Spiritual leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest was arrested in Bangladesh's Chattogram, sources said on Saturday. The arrested priest was identified as Shyam ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A prominent Bangladeshi Hindu leader who has been leading rallies demanding security for Hindus in the overwhelmingly Muslim nation was ordered detained on charges of ...

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent these directives to different banks. Bangladesh's authorities have ordered freezing for 30 days the bank accounts of 17 people associated ...

A 10-year-old madrasa student has been murdered after rape at the Bakultala Jannatbag Madrasa and Lillah Boarding in the Ganeshpur area of Rangpur city. The police arrested two people involved in the ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh's leading political parties have called for calm following widespread unrest in the country triggered by the killing of a lawyer during clashes between Hindu protesters and ...

A Bangladeshi fisherman was injured by gunfire from the Myanmar Navy while he was fishing in the Bay of Bengal near St Martin's Island on Wednesday. The injured fisherman, Mohammad Ershad, 40, a ...

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday once again called up Bangladesh government to take measures to ensure the protection of minorities in the country and said that the ...

Tensions in Bangladesh are escalating as protests erupt over the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das. A disturbing chant, "Catch and slaughter them," has been heard on the streets of ...

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