It’s as if a 90 per cent Muslim-majority country is telling itself it has no responsibility toward those who live differently, pray differently. And that’s the part that stays with me.
Ex-NHRC member Rajiv Jain, former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Veena Sikri say Yunus-led interim govt in denial, unable to act against attacks on minorities in Bangladesh.
Reports say properties of a leader of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council also attacked. Security forces, including Bangladesh Army, responded swiftly to contain violence.
In interview with Al Jazeera, Yunus, who assumed power after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster this August, also terms reports of attacks on minorities ‘baseless propaganda originating from India’.
In his Diwali greetings Thursday, Trump ‘condemned barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, & other minorities in Bangladesh,’ which he said remains in ‘total state of chaos.’
Rana Dasgupta of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council says student protesters are keeping vigil at properties of religious minorities to protect them from riotous mobs.
Former Dhaka University student says Bangladeshi Hindu students have no one to turn to but their Muslim peers as attacks on minorities continue unabated in wake of Hasina’s ouster.
Sheikh Hasina, who had led Bangladesh since 2009, fled country Monday in wake of antigovernmental protests. Following her departure protesters stormed her residence in Dhaka.
27-year-old activist Joyanta Karmoker says there were at least seven alleged incidents of breaking of idols across Bangladesh during Durga Puja this year. But local media didn't cover it.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Nara e Takbir, Allahu Akbar. Death to India’s enemies.