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Bangladesh being pushed toward destruction by radical forces: former minis
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In an exclusive interaction with ANI, Arafat expressed grave concern over the escalating violence against minorities, the "rigged" nature of upcoming polls, and the alleged influence of the ISI in dismantling the democratic fabric of Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh's interim government bows to Islamists' pressure
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Bangladesh's interim government has faced sharp criticism after cancelling the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools, a move widely seen as a capitulation to pressure from Islamist groups.
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UK MP Bob Blackman condemns violence against Bangladesh minorities, calls
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
UK MP Bob Blackman urged the government to pressure Bangladesh to protect Hindu, Christian, Buddhist, and Ahmadiyya minorities following attacks on Rath Yatra celebrations. He also criticised the delay in announcing election dates and called for a Foreign Office statement on safeguarding min
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"Directed Chief Secretary, DGP of West Bengal to ensure her safety": NHRC
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We received a complaint from an organisation called Legal Rights Observatory regarding a law student, who was arrested by West Bengal Police from Haryana in the middle of the night over an allegedly objectionable social media post. The complaint alleges that proper legal procedures were not
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Israel's Druze leader urges international protection for Syrian minorities
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking at a conference on Israeli security and the Druze in Akko on Monday, Sheikh Muafak Tarif, spiritual leader of Israel's Druze community called on the international community to protect Syrian minorities from radical Islamists.
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Bangladesh: Yunus's rise raises fears of Islamist surge and strategic real
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Political tremors continue to ripple across South Asia following Bangladesh's dramatic leadership change last August, when mass protests led by a wide-ranging coalition of student groups, civil society activists, and radical Islamists forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.
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Islamists, banned groups in Bangladesh have become more active post fall o
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Kalimullah, while speaking to ANI, said that several banned Islamist outfits are running in Bangladesh and are even holding press conferences.
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Russia: Putin says "radical Islamists" behind Moscow attack, still implies
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged for the first time that "radical Islamists" were responsible for the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow.
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Pakistanis in Europe face consequences of Anti-West protests back home
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Frequent street protests have taken place in the recent past against perceived Islamophobia which is vehemently debated and resolutions have been passed. In one such protest against France, the government was asked to expel the French ambassador and cut off trade ties. France and Sweden are
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Islamist forces to increase attacks in Afghanistan due to growing Chinese
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamist forces hostile to China are set to increase their attacks in Afghanistan after Beijing signed an oil extradition deal with Afghanistan. The Islamists are not happy with China's increasing footprint in Afghanistan, according to Washington D.C.-based independent media group Global Str
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Terror threat to Chinese engineers, protest against wheat and electricity
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Thousands of people and leaders and activists belonging to Awami Action Committee, Anjuman-e-Tajiran, transporters associations, Gilgit-Pakhtun Welfare Organisation, Karakoram National Movement, Balawaristan National Front, Hotel Association, Shopping Malls Association and various political
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TTP terrorists burnt girls' school in Gilgit Baltistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
So far, no group has claimed the responsibility. Islamists, no matter which sect they belong to, are extremely opposed to giving girls' access to education in Gilgit Baltistan.
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