Bangladesh's high court on Monday rejected a petition by secular activists to scrap Islam as the state religion in the wake of nationwide protests by hardline Islamist groups. A special bench of three ...

The country is sleepwalking toward a shadow blasphemy regime, like Pakistan did with institutions too timid to confront mobs.

Catholic leaders in Bangladesh are on high alert after the radical group Tauhidee Muslim Janata threatened to attack Notre ...

In March 2024, a mosque built by and for hijras offered a rare haven for worship without fear. But this hope was short-lived. After the August 2024 protests that toppled the secular government, a ...

Police clash with Muslim devotees during a protest over an alleged insult to Islam, outside the country’ main Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. Friday’s chaos in ...

Speaking to INDIA TV, community members said temples are being desecrated, religious practices disrupted, and homes targeted, with harassment extending to public spaces.

A version of this story appeared in the Higher Ground newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Higher Ground delivered directly to your inbox each Sunday. Christians in Bangladesh ...

(RNS) — ‘Hindus in Bangladesh continue to be targeted today — with their homes and businesses being destroyed and their temples vandalized,’ said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on the House floor this week.

As India criticized Bangladesh over the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, Dhaka reaffirmed its commitment to communal harmony and pledged to protect all citizens, regardless of their ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An international representative of ethnic Rohingya refugees was shot to death in a camp in Bangladesh by unknown gunmen late Wednesday, police said. Mohibullah, who was in his ...

Father Robert Terence McCahill cares for poor disabled people in Bangladesh. Ths week marks 50 years of service for the 88-year-old priest, who cycles 12-15 miles daily.