Woman gives birth to baby girl with two heads in Rajshahi
In a rare and medically complex case, a woman gave birth to a baby girl with two heads at Christian Mission Hospital in Rajshahi city on Saturday night...
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Top 鈥楬oly Land鈥� clerics visit Gaza after deadly church strike
Two of the most senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem travelled to Gaza on Friday after Israeli fire killed three at the Palestinian territory鈥檚 only Catholic church, provoking international condemnation.
27 deaths not connected to communal violence: govt
The interim government on Tuesday dismissed the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and Minority Unity Alliance鈥檚 July 10 claim of 27 deaths in sectarian violence between January and June this year...
Minority leaders irked as seperate commission not formed
Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council at a press conference in Dhaka on Thursday expressed concern over not forming a commission by the interim government to investigate the incidents happened on the religious minorities in the country after August 5...
The empire self-destructs
THE billionaires, christian fascists, grifters, psychopaths, imbeciles, narcissists and deviants who have seized control of congress, the White House and the courts, are cannibalising the machinery of state. These self-inflicted wounds, characteristic of all late empires, will cripple and destroy the tentacles of power. And then, like a house of cards, the empire will collapse...
No communal link in 23 minority people鈥檚 killing: govt
Killings of 23 minority people, mentioned in the recent report of Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Unity Council, was not found any connection with communal violence, chief adviser鈥檚 deputy press secretary...
End to sectarian attacks across Bangladesh, withdrawal of cases demanded
Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council on Thursday urged the interim government to take action against ongoing attacks on religious minorities across Bangladesh...
17 houses of Christian Tripura torched at Lama
Seventeen houses of the Christian Tripura community at Sarai union at Lama in Bandarban were torched by unidentified miscreants early Wednesday.
Pope鈥檚 sombre message in Christmas under shadow of war
Christians across the world celebrated Christmas on Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and a massive 鈥榠nhumane鈥� Christmas morning attack on Ukraine by Russia as well as a plane crash in Kazakhstan.
Reflection of deep-rooted issues
BANGLADESH is home to both ethnic and religious minorities. In many cases, ethnic minorities also belong to the category of religious minorities. For example, religious minorities such as the Hindus and the Christians include many ethnically Bengali individuals. The Hindus represent the most significant minority group, both in terms of population and for...
Notre Dame holds first mass after five-year restoration
Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral held its first mass on Sunday, with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital鈥檚 most famous place of worship after a historic re-opening ceremony...
Bangladesh 鈥榰nfairly portrayed鈥� in int鈥檒 media, influential nations: Shafiqul
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday encouraged the independent newspapers and rights groups to do their own probe into the reports of attacks on the Hindu community.
Stopping Indian propaganda against Bangladesh demanded
Leaders of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Kalyan Front on Thursday at a press conference demanded stopping propaganda by the Indian media and some religious groups against Bangladesh...
BHBCOP condemns attack on Bangladesh mission in India's Agartala
The Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Oikya Parishad in a statement on Tuesday condemned, expressed outrage, and protested at the attack on the assistant high commission of Bangladesh and the desecration of the national flag in Agartala of India.
2010 sectarian attacks in Aug 4-20, says unity council
The Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council reported on Thursday that a total of 2,010 incidents of sectarian attacks occurred between August 4 and August 20 across the country, resulting in the deaths of nine people...
Pochettino will relish taking on Pulisic's call for USA culture change
If Mauricio Pochettino was pondering what his focus should be when he takes charge of the United States for the first time his captain Christian Pulisic promptly provided him with the answer.
Mass resistance brings drop in attacks on minorities
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council on Wednesday reported a dramatic drop in the number of attacks on minorities amid a spontaneous resistance put up by people against minority repression...
Christian Aid Bangladesh concludes ELMC project
The Christian Aid Bangladesh organised the close out event of a three and a half-year project titled Empowering Left Behind Minority Communities to Effectively Participate in the...
Authorities must investigate all attacks on minorities
THE death of 45 people of minority communities in sectarian violence in July 2023鈥揓une 2024, as a Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council report claims, is alarming. The report, made public on July 8, says that there were 1,045 incidents of attacks and rights violations against religious minorities in a year...
Eriksen scores on emotional return as Denmark held by Slovenia
Christian Eriksen scored for Denmark in a 1-1 draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024 on Sunday, almost three years to the day since he nearly died in his team's opening game at the last tournament.
Come, see how Benazir grabbed minority land, Rana Das Gupta tells PM
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad general secretary Rana Das Gupta urged prime minister Sheikh Hasina to visit Gopalganj and see how former inspector general of police...
Christian Aid holds confce for marginalised communities
Christian Aid organised a conference to celebrate the change agents of the marginalised communities of Bangladesh such as Dalit, ethnic minorities such as...
Landless Brazilians and Gaza
THE mass food drive for Gaza was also a campaign to contest the growth of Christian Zionism in the country and deepen ties with the Palestinian struggle...
Paralleling grassroot memories with historiography
THIS narrative swirls between the mainstream historiography of the 1947 Bengal Partition and the reminiscences of the grassroots Hindu-Muslim encounters on the...
Christians in India fearful as election looms
Church walls crumble in India's Kandhamal district, where brutal attacks on Christians 16 years ago means many survivors still worry about their minority's place in a Hindu-majority nation.