Bangladesh launches crackdown against hardline Hefazat-e-Islam, arrests 100 of its leaders, supporters

Apr 19, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], April 19 : Over 100 leaders of the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam and its activists have been arrested following last month violence...

Bangladesh: Hardline Hefazat-e-Islam supporters attack Hindu village over social media post

Mar 17, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 17 : Thousands of hardline Islamist organisation Hefazat-e-Islam supporters on Wednesday attacked a Hindu village in Shalla upazila of Sunamgan district,...

Pak High Commission funding hardline Hefazat-e-Islam to protest against PM Modi: Bangladesh Chhatra League chief

Mar 20, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 20 : Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka is "secretly funding" hardline Islamist organisation Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh to stage protests against India and...

Hefazat is not against Hindus, ISKCON, says organisation leader after clashes in Bangladesh

Nov 16, 2024

Following a reported clash between the Hindu community and the law enforcement forces that took place in Bangladesh's port city of Chittagong, a Hefazat-e-Islam...

Pak: JUI-F extends support to Jamaat-e-Islami's protest against inflation in Islamabad

Jul 26, 2024

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader has expressed support for Jamaat-e-Islami's ongoing protest against rising inflation in Islamabad, according to ARY News.

President of Wahadat-e-Islam Maulana Naseeruddin dies at 70

Jun 27, 2020

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 27 : Muslim cleric and president of Wahadat-e-Islam (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Maulana Naseeruddin, 70, died due to cardiac arrest...