A campaign surrounding former prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s reported plan to return to Bangladesh has sparked renewed activity among party leaders and supporters living abroad. The campaign has also raised concerns over possible fundraising from expatriates by promoting the idea that Hasina will return to Bangladesh in December. Former PM Sheikh Continue Reading

The terms “Mob Justice” and “Tawhidi Janata” have recently become increasingly common in public discussion. Concerns have grown over incidents in which groups have taken the law into their own hands, attacked shrines and khankas, and disrupted cultural events in the name of protecting Islamic values. Such incidents are also raising concerns about Bangladesh’s investment Continue Reading

Allama Shah Muhibullah Babunagari, Ameer of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Muhtamim of Nazirhat Al Jamiatul Uloom Babunagar Madrasa, told State Minister for Religious Affairs Shamim Kaiser Lincoln that Bangladesh is predominantly a Hanafi Madhhab country and urged him to follow its teachings. During Mr. Lincoln’s surprise visit to the madrasa in Fatikchhari, Chattogram, on Continue Reading