Long pushed to the political margins, the Jamaat-e-Islami party has moved to fill a political vacuum, emerging as an ...

Islamist radicals, long considered a fringe group in Bangladesh, managed to stop two women’s football friendly matches in the north of the country in late January, raising fears of increasing ...

Shiite Muslims perform a ritual as they take part in a religious procession during the Ashura mourning period in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Oct. 1, 2017. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading ...

The mass uprising that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year autocratic regime has ushered in a new political order in Bangladesh. As the once-dominant Awami League (AL) and its principal rival, ...

Islamic hardliners in Muslim-majority Bangladesh have started flexing their muscles once again in recent weeks amid an ongoing row over transgender rights in the country. On Jan. 23, several hundred ...