India Urges Free and Inclusive Elections in Bangladesh, Says Ready to Work with Elected...
Dhaka-- Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said New Delhi wants Bangladesh to hold a free, fair, inclusive, and participatory election at the earliest possible...
Pakistan’s Support for Hamas Raises Global Security Concerns: Report
Islamabad-- Pakistan’s alleged covert support for Hamas poses a growing threat to international security, according to a report published Friday in Bangladeshi outlet Blitz.
The...
Bangladesh Faces UN Scrutiny Over Human Rights Abuses, Minority Killings
GENEVA-- Violence against indigenous communities in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts has drawn international condemnation, with human rights groups and global leaders urging the country’s...
Indigenous Communities in Bangladesh’s Khagrachhari Hit by Arson and Violence, Rights Groups Say
DHAKA-- Human rights groups are raising alarm after a wave of arson, looting, and violent attacks left at least five people dead, several others...
Yunus blames India even as institutional persecution ravages minorities in Bangladesh
By Vicky Nanjappa
New Delhi-- At the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Bangladesh’s interim chief advisor Muhammad Yunus spent most of his time blaming India...
Pakistan Still an Ally—When It Suits Washington
NEW DELHI-- For decades, Pakistan has been labeled a U.S. ally, from the Cold War to the present. But the relationship has long been...
EU Urged to Strip Pakistan of GSP+ Trade Status Over Rights Abuses in Balochistan
QUETTA, Pakistan-- prominent human rights watchdog has called on the European Union to suspend Pakistan’s preferential trade access, citing what it describes as years...
Report Warns of Rising Radicalism and Minority Persecution in Bangladesh Under Yunus Regime
DHAKA-- A new report has raised alarms over the deteriorating law-and-order situation in Bangladesh, warning that the rise of anti-democratic and radical outfits has...
Pakistan Air Force Bombing Kills Over 30 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Village
ISLAMABAD-- At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed Monday after Pakistani Air Force jets dropped bombs on a village in Khyber...
Hindus Face Rising Persecution as Blasphemy Laws Abused in Pakistan: Report
ISLAMABAD-- A new report has highlighted how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and religious vigilantism are being misused against minority communities, with Hindus and Sindhis bearing...
