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Harvard University Apologises After Backlash Over “Hinduphobic” Sanskrit Course Imagery

Harvard University’s Department of South Asian Studies has formally apologised and removed controversial artwork used to promote its Sanskrit programme after widespread criticism from Hindu community groups and social media users accusing the image of cultural insensitivity and “Hinduphobia.” The dispute erupted when the department’s webpage for its Elementary Sanskrit course featured a visual that …

Arab Countries Bringing Thousands of Muslim Women from Bangladesh as Housemaids, Using Them as Sex Slaves

✍️ Mujaffar Hossain A female domestic worker from Barishal has returned to the country pregnant from Saudi Arabia. After being handed over four times to different houses, this woman, who became a victim of physical and sexual abuse, is currently at the BRAC Learning Center in the Ashkona area of the capital. She said that …

Husbands May Beat Their Wives ‘As Long As Bones Are Not Broken’: Brutal Law Passed in Afghanistan

Hindu Voice Team: A new controversy has emerged in Afghanistan regarding women’s rights and domestic violence. Reports have recently surfaced about the passage of a law stating that a husband may physically discipline his wife, provided it does not reach the level of “breaking bones.” The issue has sparked strong reactions internationally and raised fresh …

Greek Government Orders Deportation of Bangladeshi Imam, Closes 60 Illegal Mosques

Hindu Voice Team: The government of Greece has announced a major enforcement action targeting unlicensed mosques and religious leaders in the country, resulting in the closure of dozens of prayer sites and the deportation of a Bangladeshi imam. According to authorities, Greek immigration and asylum officials used Section 28 of Law 5224/2025 to identify and …

Targeted for Identity, Broken by Brutality: Hindu Widow Gang-Raped, Tied to a Tree and had her Hair Forcibly Chopped by Shahin and Hasan in Jhenaidah District of Bangladesh

A horrific crime in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj municipality has laid bare the brutal vulnerability of women and the chilling impunity enjoyed by perpetrators when power, greed, and misogyny intersect. Approximately two and a half years ago, a Hindu widow from Kheda Para village in Kaliganj upazila legally purchased a two-storey house and three decimals of land …

India Overtakes Japan to Become World’s Fourth-Largest Economy; China Acknowledges Historic Rise

Hindu Voice Team: India’s Economic Ascent Reshapes Global Power Rankings India has officially emerged as the world’s fourth-largest economy, surpassing Japan in a landmark shift that underscores the country’s rapid economic expansion and growing global influence. The development has been acknowledged by Chinese economic observers, marking a rare recognition from Asia’s largest economy. According to …

The Night of the Lost Nose-Rings: The Pogroms That Defined Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh and Why Her Record Cannot Be Sanitised

Anyone portraying Khaleda Zia as anything other than a shrewd political operator with a long record of hostility toward Bangladesh’s Hindu minority should remember one phrase that still haunts survivors: “The Night of the Lost Nose-Rings.” History is not a matter of image management. It is a record of human suffering. And few chapters in …

The Politics of Silence: The Lynching of Dipu Chandra Das and what Hindu Society must learn to survive

Selective Silence, Elite Caution, and the Cost of Invisibility When mobs torched the offices of media houses like Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in Dhaka, after the death of Osman Hadi, foreign embassies moved quickly. Statements were issued. Joint condemnations followed. Press freedom was invoked, rightly, as a core democratic value [1]. But when …

Kolkata Police harass and book Elderly Hindu Woman under Non-Bailable Charges for Her Son’s Posts exposing atrocities against Hindus and policy failures of State Government

In the increasingly silenced political landscape of West Bengal, one citizen’s voice has drawn the wrath of power. Bhairav (name changed for privacy) is a resident of West Bengal who has been documenting the rising tide of crimes and atrocities against Hindus in West Bengal and Bangladesh on X (@BhairavVaam). His sharply worded posts have …

Portugal Bans Face Veil: Niqab and Hijab Prohibited in Public Spaces Amid Controversy

Hindu Voice Team: In a move that has sparked nationwide and international debate, the Parliament of Portugal has approved a bill prohibiting the wearing of face-covering garments such as the niqab and burqa in public places. The law, introduced by the far-right Chega Party, has been passed with support from several center-right parties, igniting criticism …