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Bangladesh tackling extremism better than Pakistan: Dutch think tank Star Digital Report Star Digital Report The Dutch think tank, European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's genuineness of purpose in tackling extremists with moral conviction and authority. A commentary published on April 23 outlined the differences between Pakistan and Bangladesh in dealing with extremism within the country. The commentary dissects the recent Hefajat mayhem in comparison to Teherik-e-Labbaik Pakistan's (TLP) protest to expel the French ambassador from Paki...

EFSAS Commentary Sun Online Desk 25th April, 2021 06:58:43 They were the same country till 1971, when the overbearance and domination of the Urdu-speaking West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) over Bengali speaking East Pakistan (Bangladesh) became so insufferable and unfeasible that it catalyzed a popular movement in Bangladesh that eventually won the country its hard-earned freedom. The benefits of that independence have found expression in most facets of Bangladesh’s development, while the truncated Pakistan has continued hurtling down the slippery slope that it began descending much befo...

DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh on Sunday arrested hundreds of hardline Islamists, including an influential leader of Hefazat-i-Islam that led violent protests against last month’s visit by India’s prime minister to the Muslim-majority nation, officials said.Mamunul Haque of the group faces charges of instigating violence, but police did not provide details on specific cases or whether the charges stem from Narendra Modi’s visit. A further 298 Hefazat supporters and activists were arrested in the eastern rural district of Brahmanbaria where anti-Modi demonstrations were also held, poli...

Hundreds of members and supporters of an Islamist group, including its influential leader, have been arrested in Bangladesh over the past week, officials said, over deadly protests against the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last month for the country’s golden jubilee celebrations of independence. The protests across several districts in Bangladesh were mostly led by the Hefazat-e-Islam group, whose members accused India’s Hindu nationalist leader of stoking religious polarisation and discriminating against minorities, particularly Muslims, in his country. At least 13 Hefazat...

Bangladesh cracks down on hardliners after India PM protests Top Story April 19, 2021 DHAKA: Hundreds of hardline Islamists have been arrested by Bangladesh police over the past week, officials said on Sunday, after deadly protests against the visit of India’s Hindu-nationalist leader. At least 13 protesters died during the days-long demonstrations in late March over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The protests across several districts in Bangladesh were mostly led by the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, whose members accused Modi of stoking communal violence against Muslims ...