South Asia

From an octagenarian…still young at heart

This Program of youth from South Asia was organised to Commemorate Adm. Ramdas, Karamat Ali and Tapan Bose who dedicated their lives for promoting peace in South Asia. Sent to Sabrangindia by Lalita Ramdas

What are the career prospects for a madrasa student?

The second part of a six-part series which takes...

Bangladesh: Why are madrasas mushrooming?

The traditional Islamic schools known as madrasas have been...

Bangladesh Flashback: “Abba did they release you?”

'They (the Pakistani authorities) have caused us much pain....

Over a thousand communal crimes in Bangladesh in 2017: Report

There were at least 1,004 attacks on minorities in...

Ban on Bangladeshis marrying Rohingya: Justified or a human rights violation?

There is generally no bar against Bangladeshi citizens marrying...

In defense of the arrest of Bangladeshi imam who issued a fatwa against women working on farms

Time to get rid of archaic cultural practices  We need...

Enforced Disappearances to the Fore: Bangladesh

The issue of enforced disappearances, after having vanished from...

How Dyal Singh College Became Vande Mataram College!

All hell was let loose on the evening of November...

The case for a uniform civil code in Bangladesh

A uniform civil code is the bedrock of any...

Rohingya repatriation: Joint working group formed, repatriation process to begin by January 23

In the signed terms of references, the Rohingya refugees...

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