"A senior leader of the Sanatan religious community has been unjustly arrested, and I demand his immediate release. Temples have been set ablaze in Chittagong," Hasina said in a statement
Cambodia deported 20 Uyghur asylum seekers back to China fifteen years ago, where they were imprisoned, tortured, and subjected to severe human rights abuses, according to sources, as quoted by Radio Free Asia.
Bharatiya Janata Party's MP Basvaraj Bommai on Thursday accused the Bangladesh government of polarising the "entire society" and "trying to convert" Republic of Bangladesh into an Islamic nation.
Recently, a group of retired judges' bureaucrats and a sitting MP sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to intervene in the matter of rising violence and discrimination against Hindus in Bangladesh.
Palau's Ambassador to Taiwan, David Orrukem, stated that Taiwan has the potential to be a dependable partner for the Pacific Island region Taiwan news reported.
Former DGP of Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid expressed concern over the arrest of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das and the rising violence against minorities in Bangladesh, saying "This has to be stopped"
She expressed West Bengal's government's complete solidarity with the Centre over the issue. She also voiced concern over the over the safety of religious minorites in the neighbouring country.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs 106.20 crore in India and Dubai as part of its investigation into the alleged HPZ token 'scam', the agency said on Thursday.
Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Acharya Satyendra Das on Wednesday condemned the petition seeking to ban the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh saying that such conspiracies were being orchestrated to break the Hindu community there.
China is expected to conduct military drills near Taiwan, using Taiwanese President William Lai's Pacific trip and rumoured US stopovers as a pretext. Lai's scheduled visit to three Pacific allies, which may include Hawaii and Guam, has drawn Beijing's ire. Chinese officials condemned Lai's
In a statement addressed to United States President Joe Bide, FIIDS highlighted the precarious situation of religious minorities in Bangladesh. The body also emphasised that Bangladesh has had a "long and tragic history of violence" against religious minorities, especially Hindus.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was arrested on charges of sedition for allegedly raising a flag on a stand displaying Bangladesh's national flag. He was presented before a Chittagong court on Tuesday. The court denied his bail plea and sent him to custody.