Author: Priya Saha

New Delhi, March 13: AIRLeaders of several Islamist groups in Bangladesh have demanded that the government should cut off its diplomatic relations with China if it does not stop the persecution of Uyghur muslims. The demand was made in a rally in front of the Baitul Mukarram mosque in Dhaka after the Friday prayers. Chairman of the Bangladesh Janosheba Andolan Mufti Fakhrul Islam demanded that the Chinese ambassador should be expelled from Bangladesh if the persecution of Uyghur muslims does not stop in China. Uyghur Genocide: China Denies Coercive Birth Control Measures Among Muslim Minority Women in Xinjiang. The leaders at the rally…

The outbreak of the Arab Spring triggered a number of conflicts and regional tensions in the Middle East, which over the past 10 years, have acquired an increasingly sectarian tinge. At the forefront of what some analysts have identified as “Sunni-Shia conflict” have been Saudi Arabia and Iran. Emboldened by the fragmentation of states across the region, Riyadh and Tehran have sensed an opportunity to increase their own standing in the Middle East and have entered a fierce competition for regional influence. The frequent use of religious rhetoric and loyalties in proxy conflicts has led some observers to conclude that…

Essa Yousef Al Duhalian Saudi Arabian ambassador Essa Yousef Al Duhalian on Thursday said that removing bureaucratic obstacles would ensure investment by potential companies from the kingdom. ‘Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has invited Saudi business groups to invest in Bangladesh. But when the potential investors engage at the lower levels here, they are facing barriers,’ he told New Age at his office, adding, ‘easing procedures and removing obstacles would be essential.’  Describing the procedures of the government and the official handling of files slothful, he said, ‘Officials are not aware about the magnitude of the Saudi investment.’ The delegations of…

Leaders of several Islamist groups in Bangladesh have demanded to end the China’s Uyghur Muslim persecution. The leaders also called for a boycott of Chinese goods unless stopped of the persecution of Uighur Muslims. The demand was made at a protest rally at the north gate of Baitul Morkaram on Friday. At the pre-protest rally Mufti Fakhrul Islam, chairman of the public service movement in Bangladesh as the chief guest said if the China government does not stop persecuting the Uyghur Muslims in that country, the Muslims around the world would not remain silent. If necessary, the Chinese ambassador should…

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from around the world expressed their strong support today for a joint declaration by UN member states condemning the human rights situation in Egypt which was delivered at the UN Human Rights Council.  In the declaration governments expressed “deep concern” for widespread human rights violations committed with impunity by the Egyptian authorities. The joint declaration, signed by 31 states and delivered by Finland at the Council’s 46th session highlighted “restrictions on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly, the constrained space for civil society and political opposition.” It also condemned the use of counter-terrorism laws…

A British-Bangladeshi citizen has received the national identity card of Bangladesh as recognition for her social work. Lucy Helen Frances Holt, 90, came to Bangladesh, then East Pakistan, in 1960 when she was 30 years old. Leaving her parents and sister behind, she came to Bangladesh to serve humanity. She is not a nun with all vows but people regard her as a nun. She leads an ordinary life, did not get married and wears a simple sari (traditional dress) and footwear. Subscribe to your daily free newsletter from UCA News Thank you. You are now signed up to Daily…

This photo shows artisans Rahul Dattatrey Gorey (L) and Kalamudeen Ansari stitch new recycled rubber bags for ‘Chamar Studio’ by designer Sudheer Rajbhar (not pictured), at a workshop inside Dharavi slum in Mumbai on February 2, 2021 AFP PM Narendra Modi’s war on beef consumption, which destroyed their livelihoods of Indian leather workers by cutting off access to raw materials  The sound of men punching holes into colourful rubber sheets reverberates across a tiny studio in India’s largest slum — an unlikely birthplace for luxury handbags made by a marginalized community seeking to reclaim its identity.”Chamar Studio” owes its name,…

Hindu Forum Canada puts up billboards in Toronto thanking PM Modi for vaccines Forced conversion is one of the ugliest outcomes of religious fundamentalism. Unfortunately, the number of checks and measures is not nearly enough to dent both social evils. As per one of the recent incidents coming to light, Farah, a 12-year-old Christian girl says she was taken from her home in Faisalabad, shackled, forced to convert to Islam and was then made to marry her kidnapper. National-level shooter Tara Shahdeo was tortured by his husband who her forced her to convert to Islam. (Representational Image)Reuters File Hers is…

The draft outline of the Five-Year Plan (FYP) and objectives through the year 2035 were passed by the National People’s Congress.  China on Thursday formally approved the outline of its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), which highlights a number of key strategic projects to be pursued as a priority including the first dam in Tibet on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo or Brahmaputra, a Sichuan-Tibet railway line near the India border, and a push for self-sufficiency in emerging industries such as Artificial Intelligence (AI).Also read: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister seeks assurance from ChinaThe draft outline of the Five-Year Plan…

The editorial published on March 4 entitled “No minority status lesser than another” has the Salisbury Post Editorial Board as the byline. I question the judgment of this board in writing or approving the portrayal of a comment by Councilwoman Al Heggins during the Salisbury City Council meeting on March 2. In the context of a discussion about the need to monitor and increase the participation of people of color on the city boards and commissions, Mayor Alexander made the comment that one applicant is Jewish, and thus a minority. Councilwoman Heggins politely responded that although Judaism is a religious…

03/10/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Chad Bauman, a professor at Butler University, has authored a book highlighting anti-Christian violence in India. His work highlights the history of Hindu-Christian relations in the predominantly Hindu country and how the increasing persecution against Christians has afflicted the religious minority community. While violence against Christians used to be rare, it has seen a significant increase in recent years. Persecution of Christians increased significantly soon after the election of Prime Minister Modi in 2014, according to watchdog organizations. Modi and the BJP’s anti-Christian and anti-Muslim rhetoric has fueled the fires of persecution as well…

Ram Puniyani India’s partition was one of the major tragedies of South Asian region. The causes for this are to be seen in the triangle formed by ‘British Policy of Divide and rule, Hindu Communalism believing in Primacy of Hindu nation and Muslim Communalism demanding formation of Pakistan. The falsehood of theory of ‘religion as the basis of Nation state’ was demonstrated by the breakaway of East Pakistan from Pakistan leading to formation of Bangladesh. Majority of Hindus and Muslims stood rock solid against this theory of ‘religion as the basis of nation state’. Just two representative names should suffice…