The body of a Hindu woman was found on Sunday (3 March 2024) in Gopalganj district of Bangladesh. The deceased has been identified as 70 year old Hashilata Biswas. Hashilata used to work as a priest in the temple. On the day of the incident the ashram was found in disarray. The donation box was…… Read More
Like VICE News? Subscribe to our news channel: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Some parents in India practice the Devadasi tradition, selling their daughters into a life of prostitution, often around the age of 10. Watch more VICE documentaries here: http://bit.ly/VICE-Documentaries We traveled to the Indian city of Sangli to meet a group of bolshy sex workers selling their…… Read More
Bangladesh is on edge following one of the worst spates of anti-Hindu violence in its history. Activists continue to demonstrate in the streets to demand justice, after at least six people were killed and hundreds injured in mob violence around the country. The trouble began with inflammatory social media posts that showed a copy of…… Read More
At least six people have been killed and more than 100 wounded in violence in Bangladesh. The unrest continued for a second day on Saturday over claims the Muslim holy book, the Quran, was disrespected in a social media image. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Dhaka. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find…… Read More
Bangladesh: In a horrific incident a Hindu girl in Bangladesh was allegedly beheaded by her married lover Abu Bakr. This incident comes at a time when the nation is yet to come to terms with the horrific murder of Shraddha Walker by her live-in partner, Aftab Amin Poonawala. Reports said that Kavita Rani was beheaded…… Read More
Members of the Hindu and Muslim communities in Leicester have called for an end to “provocation and violence” in the city – after widespread scenes of unrest. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) One man has been jailed and dozens of others were arrested when tension escalated at the weekend. ———————– Follow us on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/Channel4News… Read More
India is at a dangerous moment. The voices of Hindutva – Hindu supremacy – are ascending, spreading division and hate speech. It has worked its way through the body politic like a slow-acting poison. And the effect on the secular fabric of the Indian republic and the lives of minorities – especially Muslims – has…… Read More
On the latest episode of Patriot Act, Hasan analyzes the current state of politics in India and what it means to him as an Indian-American, with a focus on the country’s upcoming elections. With around 900 million voters, India has the largest and one of the most complex democracies in the world. Hasan discusses how…… Read More