Bangladesh

Insaf Keemkari Chhatra-Janta staged a protest against the use of a playground by the Hindus for the Durga Puja celebrations.

Mia entered the premises of Gobindajew temple in the wee hours of Wednesday and began destroying the idols, which had been sculpted for the past 20 days.

Muhammad Yunus-led interim government claimed that the remarks made by Amit Shah somehow 'undermined mutual respect and understanding between India and Bangladesh.

The Vested Property Act has been nothing but a cruel mockery of the Hindus suffering atrocities from all sides. First from the tyrant undivided Pakistan, and later from the Bangladesh government after 1971 war.

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.