Hindus in Bangladesh are "living in fear" after a horrific lynching and public burning of a 27-year-old Hindu man for allegedly insulting the Prophet Mohammed. Warning: This story contains graphic ...

For the first time in its independent history, Bangladesh will allow postal ballots in the upcoming election scheduled for February 12, 2026. The Election Commission of Bangladesh has started the ...

Uttar Pradesh Police officer uses a mobile phone to 'scan' a man’s back in Ghaziabad The device, the cop claimed, reveals a person’s country of origin The man 'scanned' was reportedly from Bihar’s ...

Zia was the first woman elected prime minister of Bangladesh FILE - Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia waves to supporters after she was arrested, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sept. 3, 2007. (AP ...

The US State Department condemned the "horrific" lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, while Congressman Ro Khanna urged unequivocal condemnation of religious hatred. The strong remarks came over a ...

Under the injunction, Mediceram Sdn Bhd is to return the passports and other personal documents belonging to the 93 foreign workers. (Reuters pic) Close to 100 Bangladeshi workers for a glove mould ...

SUTI (MURSHIDABAD): A 20-year-old villager from Suti, the only son of his parents, who went to work as a mason in Odisha’s Sambalpur just five days ago — his first job outside Bengal — was on Tuesday ...

The Kerala government on Monday vowed strict action in the death of a Chhattisgarh native who was allegedly lynched last week in Palakkad after being mistaken to be a thief. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan ...

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Dhaka’s already strained relationship with New Delhi has come under fresh pressure after a Bangladeshi opposition leader threatened to shelter separatists targeting India’s sensitive northeast region ...

Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a leader of Bangladesh’s 2024 student-led uprising who was flown to Singapore for treatment after being wounded in an assassination attempt ...