Baul-Less Bangladesh: Will The Ektara Survive Rising Religious Fundamentalism?
As religious hardliners tighten their grip in Bangladesh, Baul singers face arrests, attacks and bans. It raises fears that the country’s centuries-old musical and spiritual tradition is being pushed toward silence.
Dec 18, 2025, 05:00 AM IST
Bangladesh arrests militant suspect in US blogger murder
Roy, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home with his wife from a Dhaka book fair.
Nov 25, 2017, 17:13 PM IST
China bans burqas, abnormal beards in Muslim province of Xinjiang
London: China, on Friday banned burqas, veils and abnormal beards in a Muslim province claiming that it is a crackdown on religious extremism.
Apr 01, 2017, 11:52 AM IST