Jamaat-e-Islami has become Bangladesh's main opposition after rebranding itself as anti-establishment, winning a third of votes in elections following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina ...

They were found guilty of the 2005 assassination of two judges. Among those put to death, leaders of renowned radical groups: Shaikh Abdur Rahman, of the JMB, and Bangla Bhai, del JMJB. Both groups ...

Sufibad O Sufider Shorup Shondhaney ('In search of the nature of Sufism and Sufis'), written by Syed Rezaul Karim and published in 2020 by Bangla Academy, is a welcome addition to the meager ...

Islamic fundamentalism and violence is on the rise in Bangladesh. Anti-France protests, violent protests during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit and communal violence in Comilla all ...

Shiite Muslims perform a ritual as they take part in a religious procession during the Ashura mourning period in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct. 1, 2017. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading ...

A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people. By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat Reporting from Taraganj and Dhaka in ...

Nahid Islam was just 26 when he stepped up to a microphone at Dhaka’s Shaheed Minar, a national monument, on August 3, 2024, and uttered a single rallying cry: “Hasina must go.” Student-led ...

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