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Is the US Trying To Engineer Regime Change In Bangladesh to bring a radical Islamist party to power?
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Is the US Trying To Engineer Regime Change In Bangladesh to bring a radical Islamist party to power?

It seems the US is leaning towards the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) which gets a lot of support from the Islamists who want Sharia law implemented in one of the most secular Muslim-majority countries. With Bangladesh’s upcoming general election scheduled for January 2024, various Islamist groups, including Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP, are vigorously striving to regain power with the backing of Western governments, particularly the Biden administration. Many are calling the regime change in Bangladesh a checking mechanism for India which the US sees as a possible opponent in two decades as its economy grows fast. (This article was first published in The Commune Mag. Republished with permission) There are clear signs that the United States of America is interfering in the affai...
G20 Summit 2023 | India’s Robust Engagement Before The Summit
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G20 Summit 2023 | India’s Robust Engagement Before The Summit

As India welcomes the leaders of the G20 summit, it's important to note the kind of engagement it engaged in before the summit in Delhi. India has planned 15 bilateral meetings during these 3 days which includes important discussions on pertinent issues of our time.The Indo-ASEAN summit that took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 7th of September is a very important event to be noted. Prime Minister Narendra Modi not only decided to open a consulate in Dili, Timor but showed support for the centrality of ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific. A 12-point proposal to enhance Indo-ASEAN ties was shared by the Indian delegation. (The points are available on the MEA website) The basis was to enhance engagement with ASEAN on a priority level. On the 8th of September, India kick-started its engagement...
India-Bangladesh Relations: Status, Challenges and Way forward
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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 memories of tragic loss, and the separation of families on a massive scale following the Partition of India in 1947. However, the bilateral relations between the two nations formally started after the Bangladesh liberation war,1971 which had played a key role along with the Mukti Bahini, thus helping East Pakistan (as called then) to separate from Pakistan and emerge as an independent nation. Bangladesh liberation day, 16th December is celebrated a...
Vandalism of Durga idols continues in Bangladesh
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Vandalism of Durga idols continues in Bangladesh

Desecrated Durga idol in Lahini Karmakar village in the Kushtia district 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 year’s first Durga idol vandalism incident took place in Bangladesh last night. It is known that this communal attack took place in Lahini Karmakar village in the Kushtia district. Last night, unidentified miscreants vandalised the under-construction Durga idol in the village. At one point, the attackers fled when the local Hindus noticed. During t...
Hindus under attack: Hate crimes, Persecution, and Discrimination against Hindus across the world continues unabated
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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, land grabs, assault on festivals, desecration of temples and murtis, hate speech, and sexual violence to institutionalized & legal discrimination, Hindus are facing an increasing assault on their very existence along with an unprecedented Hindu hatred. In this weekly summary for the period from 4 September to 10 September 2022, we hope to provide a snapshot of such crimes and hopefully awaken more people around the world to this hum...
Watch: Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the persecution of Hindu & religious minorities in Bangladesh
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Watch: Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the persecution of Hindu & religious minorities in Bangladesh

Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has spoken on the persecution of Hindu & religious minorities in Bangladesh. In a video message shared on Twitter on April 2, Tulsi Gabbard also condemned the genocide of Bengali Hindus by the Pakistani Army and called upon the world to work against Islamist extremism. In her video message which has since gone viral, she also appealed to the world leaders to come together to defeat the Islamist who are at the root of such incidents. “As a member of Congress, I introduced a resolution that called for the protection of Hindus and religious minorities in Bangladesh. People who continue to be targeted and persecuted to this day. The height of this persecution actually began 50 years ago, when the Pakistani army systematically murdered, raped...
51st Edition Of IFFI To Commemorate The Finest Cinematic Works From Across The World; Bangladesh will be the Country in Focus
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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 IFFI celebrates some of the finest cinematic works and showcases a bouquet of best films from India and around the world. Key Highlights of IFFI51 The festival will premier Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Another Round’ as the opening film. The historical drama ‘Wife of a Spy’ by Kiyoshi Kurosawa will bring the 51st IFFI to a close. The festival will also witness the World Premiere of ‘Mehrunisa’.International Jury will have Pablo Cesar (Argentina), Prasanna Vithanag...
Why is Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal Island now?
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Why is Bangladesh relocating Rohingya refugees to a Bay of Bengal Island now?

Summary: 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.  Bangladesh says that overcrowding from the recent population boom at Bangladesh's Rohingya refugee camps has placed a strain on its infrastructure. The refugees lack access to services, education, food, clean water, and proper sanitation; they are also vulnerable to natural disasters and infectious disease tr...