Last Sunday, Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar made a strange claim: the Arakan Army had ...

Bengali nationalism was the driving force behind independence but political Islam has gained traction in recent decades.

In many countries around the world people are moving away from religion at a rapid pace. India and Bangladesh are also ...

"From Political Intimidation to Targeted Attacks—Bangladesh’s Minority Communities Remain Under Threat Despite Decades of ...

In a landmark call for gender justice, the Women Affairs Reform Commission on Saturday urged sweeping amendments to ...

It is simply not true that the interim government of Bangladesh is responsible for ... likely related to political affiliation rather than religion. "Ahmadiyya Muslim communities also reported ...

The lack of a clear position on where Bangladesh stands vis-à-vis state and religion has helped breed fundamentalism, extremism, and anti-West sentiments in that country. The deadly attack on a ...

Congress and State Department to advance freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) abroad. Congress mandated the USCIRF’s annual report in the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. "It is ...

India has expressed "deep concern" over the arrest of a Hindu monk in Bangladesh and asked its neighbour to "ensure the safety of Hindus and all minorities". In recent months, India has ...

Muslim Population: The global Muslim population is expected to increase by approximately 25 percent over the next two decades. The new research study by the ‘American Pew Forum on Religion and ...