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Jumon Das, who was implicated in a Digital Security Act (DSA) case in Sunamganj, with his mother Niva Rani Das, after being released from jail on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 Dhaka Tribune The youth had been languishing in jail for over six months on charges of defaming a Hefazat leader on social media Jumon Das, a youth from Sunamganj implicated in a Digital Security Act (DSA) case, was released from jail on Tuesday, five days after the High Court granted him bail.“Jumon walked out of the prison at around 7pm on Tuesday after the High Court order reached the Sunamganj…

ANI | Updated: Sep 28, 2021 11:42 IST Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)[Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Hindu community in the historic town of Terri in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan have raised concerns over the encroachment of the Hindu temple premises by the district administration and construction of a boundary wall inside the temple premises.A local cleric of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazi (JUI-F) named Hafiz Faizullah who runs a religious seminary near the temple, along with his local supporters raised various objections over the temple. After those objections, the district administration started the construction of a boundary wall inside the premises…

Six Chakma organisations of Tripura have called for a statewide probe against Bangladeshi nationals in the state and submitted a memorandum to chief minister Biplab Deb in this regard. The organisations are Tripura Miley Joda, Chakma Socio Cultural Development Society, Tripura Rejjya Chakma Gabujjye Joda, Chakma Buddhist Welfare Society, Chakma Youths Progressive Association, Chakma Socio Cultural Organisation and Chakma Development Foundation of India. The organisation in the memorandum stated that Tripuris are more vulnerable to the attacks by the Muslim settlers in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs) of Bangladesh. Also read: Tripura HC refuses to pursue case against CM Biplab Deb…

Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad holds a protest rally at Shahbagh in Dhaka on Monday demanding immediate release of Bhola District Puja Udjapan Parishad president Gouranga Chandra Dey. — New Age photo Hindu leaders on Monday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government to take immediate steps to stop attacks on Hindus ahead of the Durga Puja. The Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad organised the rally in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh protesting against attacks on the Hindu community in different districts and demanding release of Bhola District Puja Udjapan Parishad president Gouranga Chandra Dey, who has…

University College London, pictured during a fresher’s fair, has encouraged a rise in the number of PhD students from minority ethnic groups.Credit: Paul Davey/Alamy Black students face barriers progressing to PhD programmes, and experience other career setbacks, because they are more likely to receive lower undergraduate degree classifications than their white peers, an analysis by a leading UK university has found.The study, based on exam and coursework data, and published in the journal eLife, proposes strategies to tackle an unexplained “award gap” between undergraduate students who are white and those who are from minority ethnic groups (L. Cramer eLife 10,…

One hundred years ago, in July 1921, a headline in the Literary Digest declared the United States the “most religious country on earth.” Even today, America is often described as the “most religious country in the developed world”—and it’s true that, while surveys show that religious membership and belief in God have been declining here for many years, the American people remain by many measures much more religious than their counterparts in much of Europe. But by some measures, one of the most religious countries on earth today is India—a fact with important implications for its democracy, its relations with…

Pir Abdul Haq, alias Mian Mithu, specializes in marrying off Hindu women to Muslim men in Pakistan and converting them to Islam simultaneously. His certificates preceded court verdicts before the partition of British India.“Even at that time, my father was jailed for four months when the local Hindus protested. The British gave us a logbook to keep a record of newly converted Muslim girls or any person and share its receipt,” he said at a Sept. 15 press briefing.“I don’t return Hindu girls even if their community offers money. My faith is bigger than millions. I even refused Asif Ali…

A Christian rights body has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to ensure members of the religious community are safe after those belonging to Hindutva organisation Vishwa Hindu Parishad allegedly threatened to demolish churches in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh.“The onslaught on citizens of minority faith continues in Madhya Pradesh,” a statement issued by the United Christian Forum on Saturday said. “Individuals claiming to be members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad say they are preparing to demolish churches in the Jhabua district on Sunday, 26 September.”However, no violence or demolition was reported in the district…

Bangladesh Puja Celebration Committee (BPCC) have called for a protest rally against the arrest of Bhola Puja Celebration Committee president Gouranga Chandra Dey and the vandalisation of idols at different places of the country. The protest rally will take place at 4pm on Monday in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh. On September 23, the president of the Bhola committee was arrested on suspicion of making slanderous comments against Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh) on Facebook messenger. Read: Temples, Hindu households vandalised in Khulna: Puja Udjapan Parishad Gouranga Chandra Dey was arrested under section 54 of the penal code and…

BANGKOK — In his speech last week to open the U.N. General Assembly, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres bracketed Myanmar with Afghanistan and Ethiopia as nations where “peace and stability remain a distant dream.’ He declared unwavering support for the people of the turbulent, military-ruled Southeast Asia state ‘in their pursuit of democracy, peace, human rights and the rule of law.’ But the situation in Myanmar after the army’s seizure of power eight months ago has become an extended bloody conflict with ever-escalating violence. Yet the U.N. is unlikely to take any meaningful action against Myanmar’s new rulers because they have the…

September 25 is a glorious day in the history of the Bengali nation and Bangla language as Bangabandhu addressed the UN General Assembly in Bangla for the first time on the day in 1974. Terming the day as significant, Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Saturday shared a video of Bangabandhu’s UNGA speech, on his verified Facebook page. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. When Bangabandhu delivered his UNGA speech on September 25, 1974 in Bangla, it marked the culmination of a process that had started on February 21, 1952. The Language…

September 26, 1971 U THANT ASKED TO BAN BANGLADESH DELEGATION For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. Pakistan asked the UN Secretary General U Thant to ban the entry of Bangladesh delegation in the UN. The new Pakistani move was contained in a letter addressed to U Thant by Pakistan’s UN Representative Aga Shahi. The letter alleged that there were criminal charges against AR Siddiqui, one of the representatives of Bangladesh. The 14-member Bangladesh delegation was in New York under the leadership of Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, head of the Bangladesh Mission in London, to mobilise opinion…