Tag: attack on Minorities in Bangladesh

U.S. NSA Sullivan and Yunus express commitment to protect human rights in Bangladesh

December 24, 2024 admin

File picture of Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh’s interim government. | Photo Credit: AP Amid growing outrage here about the large-scale attack on minority Hindus and their places of worship in Bangladesh, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday (December 23, 2024) spoke with the Bangladesh interim government’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and both…

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Bangladesh court bans broadcasts of ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s ‘hate speech’

December 6, 2024 admin

Sheikh Hasina. File photo | Photo Credit: AFP A Bangladeshi tribunal banned broadcasts of “hate speech” by autocratic ex-premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (December 5, 2024) , weeks after indicting her over the killing of protesters during the August revolution that ousted her. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is investigating Ms. Hasina for “mass murder”,…

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No one will be discriminated on the basis of their religion in Bangladesh, says Muhammad Yunus

August 25, 2024 admin

Nobel laureate and Chief adviser of Bangladesh’s new interim government Muhammad Yunus. File | Photo Credit: AFP Citizens of Bangladesh will not be discriminated against on the basis of their religion or political beliefs, Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government of Bangladesh, said on Sunday (August 25, 2024). Delivering a televised address to…

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Minorities faced 205 attacks after fall of Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh: Hindu groups

August 10, 2024 admin

A demonstrator displays a placard during a protest against what they say as violence against Hindu communities during the ongoing unrest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Members of minority communities in Bangladesh faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led…

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