Tag: Bangladesh

India-Bangladesh Relations: Status, Challenges and Way forward
Analysis, Asia, Featured

India-Bangladesh Relations: Status, Challenges and Way forward

With India being the chair of G20 and serving as a leading voice for the global south, it’s an opportunity for India to highlight issues of common concern, further leading to strong ties between the two countries. The two neighbours, India and Bangladesh, are organically linked — with their common heritage and shared history, common […]

Vandalism of Durga idols continues in Bangladesh
Asia, World

Vandalism of Durga idols continues in Bangladesh

Durga Puja, the biggest puja for Bengalis, is coming up. Last-minute preparations for the start of Durga Puja are going on all over the world. But the puja of the Hindu community in Bangladesh is about to end before it begins. Because the local Islamists have already started vandalising Durga idols in the Kushtia district of the country. This […]

Hindus under attack: Hate crimes, Persecution, and Discrimination against Hindus across the world continues unabated
Asia, National

Hindus under attack: Hate crimes, Persecution, and Discrimination against Hindus across the world continues unabated

Attacks on Hindus and Hindu Dharma, both in Bharat and overseas, are frequent and unrelenting. In many regions of the world, this persecution is like a genocide slowly unfolding before our eyes. For decades, the world has ignored the actual depth and breadth of these attacks, driven by disturbing anti-Hindu bigotry. From murders, forced conversions, […]

51st Edition Of IFFI To Commemorate The Finest Cinematic Works From Across The World; Bangladesh will be the Country in Focus
Asia, National

51st Edition Of IFFI To Commemorate The Finest Cinematic Works From Across The World; Bangladesh will be the Country in Focus

The 51st Edition of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival, The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is set to be held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January 2021. IFFI aims at providing a common platform for the cinemas of the world to project the cinematic excellence and the art o. Every year […]

Why is Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal Island now?
Asia, Featured, World

Why is Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal Island now?

Bangladesh begins to relocate hundreds of Rohingya refugees to the island of Bhashan Char starting Thursday. UN and rights groups have objected to the move claiming that the island is low-lying and dangerous and is prone to cyclones and floods. The island of Bhashan Char covers an area of about 52 square kilometres. The Bangladesh Navy has built shelters there for at least 100,000 Rohingya refugees as well as a nine-foot (three-metre) embankment to prevent flooding.