
A mob of 50-60 Islamists descended on the Hindu neighbourhood of Chak Karim village under Bangladesh’s Pirganj Upazila on the evening of October 26 after an old video allegedly containing “blasphemous remarks” about the Quran resurfaced on social media. Three homes belonging to Sourav, his father Bishu and his uncle Jagadish Chandra were vandalised and …

Bengali actress Sohini Guha Roy shared a photograph on her official Facebook page, standing before the idol of Goddess Durga on 12th October. Her caption was simple: “Mother has arrived”, a familiar expression of devotion and anticipation in Bengal, where Durga Puja is a religious festival and an inseparable part of the region’s cultural identity. …