Bengal, a region known for its secular traditions, is seeing a rise of religion in politics as Islamists grow stronger on the ...

In Bangladesh, with the Awami League driven from power, Christian missionary efforts are being aggressively scrutinized.

Bangladesh will vote in general elections on January 7. International media coverage has focused on the Awami League (AL)’s slide toward authoritarian rule and doubts over whether elections held under ...

(RNS) — Amid a government shake-up and rising violence against minorities, an interfaith council is pushing for the country to remove Islam as the state religion. DHAKA, Bangladesh (RNS) — Amid a ...

(RNS) — After angry crowds closed in on the prime minister’s official residence in Dhaka on Monday (Aug. 5), forcing Bangladesh’s leader, Sheikh Hasina, to resign her office after 15 years and flee to ...

Bangladesh's exiled author Taslima Nasreen finds the current situation in her country of birth worsening through time, even compared to the day she was forced to leave over three decades ago. "I'd say ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh’s top court rejected a 28-year-old petition Monday to remove Islam as the official religion of the Muslim-majority South Asian nation. The decision by the three-judge ...

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Relations between India and Bangladesh, which have been on a downturn since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government on August 5, seem to be caught now in a downward spiral. The impact is evident not ...

Bangladesh Waqf Administrator Safiz Uddin Ahmed met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to discuss key initiatives on Thursday. Key ...