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Paying in Blood: Hindu Families Assaulted, Elderly Woman and Two Men Seriously Injured in Bangladesh

In two separate corners of Bangladesh, within days of each other, the rule of law was tested and found wavering. One man was beaten for trying to stop illegal bird hunting. A minority family was attacked for protesting vandalism. Different districts. Different triggers but the same message that intimidation works when enforcement hesitates. These are …

Lashkar-Linked Terror Module Busted : 8 Islamists including a Bangladeshi National Arrested from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal

India has once again been reminded that the threat of terror is a persistent, adaptive reality and not a distant headline. In a coordinated operation spanning two states, security agencies arrested eight Islamists allegedly linked to the Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to officials, the arrests have potentially thwarted a larger conspiracy aimed at destabilizing …

Sibraikhung in Ruins: The Silent Erasure of Reang Shaivite Faith and the Unfinished Battle for Tripura’s Ancestral Soul by Dr. Ankita Dutta

Not many people outside the North-East might be aware of the fact that the Myanmar-origin “Kuki-Chin-Mizo” people have orchestrated at least 10 major attacks on the non-Christian indigenous tribes of Manipur, Tripura, Assam, and Mizoram since the early 1990s, with the objective of occupying their lands and changing the demography of the region. Most of …

72 Hours That Tested Bangladesh’s Democracy : Seven Hindu Families Targeted in Coordinated Assault by Jamaat-e-Islami led coalition in Noakhali

About fifty men and women stood shoulder to shoulder in a silent human chain beneath a pale afternoon sky in Sonadia Union under Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali District. Some held handwritten placards while others stood empty-handed. All of them stood with the same demands of protection, justice and recognition. They were residents of Hatiya upazila …

Four Coordinated Incidents of Land Seizure, Arson and Temple Vandalism Targeting Hindus in Post-Election Bangladesh on 13th February

On 13th February, four separate incidents unfolded across four different districts of Bangladesh — each targeting vulnerable Hindu families and their property. Each incident has its own local context. But taken together, they paint a deeply disturbing picture of insecurity, impunity, and a growing climate of fear for minorities. 1) Land Seizure and Assault in …

Exclusion by Design: How Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami-linked IBN SINA Pharmaceuticals is Institutionalising Gender and Religious Discrimination in Corporate Sector

A senior legal position advertised by IBN SINA Pharmaceutical Industry PLC, a company controlling a vast network of hospitals, diagnostic centers, medical colleges and training institutes across Bangladesh, explicitly bars women and non-Muslims from applying. Their advertisement for “Executive/Senior Executive, Legal Affairs” role posted on 26 January 2026, specifies that candidates must be male and …

Why All Political Parties Play Caste Chess and How General Caste Indians End Up as Residual Citizens

In India’s caste-saturated democracy, communities classified as Savarna or General Caste occupy an increasingly anomalous position: they carry numbers, fiscal responsibility, and institutional expectations — without any durable form of political protection. The General Caste voter has become the silent underwriter of a system that no longer even pretends to reward merit, economic vulnerability, or national cohesion. What we …

Inclusive Optics, Hollow Power: The Narrow Possibilities and Hard Limits of State Governance in Manipur

The recent reconfiguration of Manipur’s political leadership has been presented by the Central Government as an exercise in inclusiveness as well as an attempt to restore balance, calm, and administrative credibility in a state devastated by nearly two years of ethnic violence and mass displacement. On the surface, the appointments appear carefully calibrated with a …

Rising Concerns Over Islamist Extremism and Demographic Tensions in Bangladesh and West Bengal

Hindu Voice Team: Growing concerns are emerging across South Asia over the activities of Islamist extremist networks and their potential impact on communal harmony in Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal. Analysts warn that radical ideologies, demographic shifts, and cross-border militant influences could pose serious challenges to regional stability if left unaddressed. Allegations of Targeted Violence …

Days After Dipu Chandra Das, the Arrest of Joy Sarkar in Faridpur on fabricated blasphemy charges exposes a Chilling Climate of Fear

Police have arrested a 22-year-old Hindu youth, Joy Sarkar, from Ward Number 11, Alipur, in the Faridpur District of Bangladesh over allegations of posting “religiously offensive” comments on social media. The arrest, carried out late on 26th December 2025, took place amid rapidly escalating tensions online and on the streets. What makes the incident impossible …