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5 Buddhist Temples Attacked in Ukhia

Police and a Rapid Action Battalion were dispatched to temples to 'control the situation'

(UKHIA, Bangladesh BDNews24) - After the overnight charge on a pro-dominantly Buddhist village in Ramu, five more Buddhist temples in Cox's Bazar district's Ukhia Upazila were also attacked on Sunday.

Unidentified miscreants set a temple of the Paschimratna Sudarshon Buddhist Vihara, situated in the upazila's Court Bazar area, on fire around 7pm.

Rev Irfan Jamil Enthroned as Ninth Bishop of Lahore

Bishops from other cities, heads of Christian institutions and thousands of Christians participated in the enthronement ceremony followed by a grand reception.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - The enthronement ceremony of the ninth Bishop of Lahore, Rt Rev Irfan Jamil, was held at the Cathedral Church of Resurrection on Friday.

Yellow Journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury: Attack on Hina Rabbani Khar

Connections to organized crime?

(SALEM) - Yellow journalist Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury has recently propagated falsehood against foreign minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar.

Exclusive: Bangladesh Blocks YouTube Over Anti-Islam Movie

Around 90% of Bangladesh population is Muslims. Government sources told earlier on Friday more than 10,000 protesters demonstrated against the film in Dhaka and tried to march to the US embassy before they were blocked by police.

(SALEM) - Bangladesh has blocked the video sharing website YouTube for hosting an anti-Islam movie that insults the Prophet Muhammad on Monday.

Visitors from different parts of Bangladesh has confirmed and reconfirmed that they are unable to access you tube after 5:05pm on Monday.

William Gomes`s Account is Credible: Khaldea Zia`s Assassination Might Be Planned

Mr. William Gomes broke the story yesterday about a looming assassination attempt of a top Bangladeshi official.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is a Bangladeshi politician who currently holds the post of acting secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

The country’s three time former government party has quoted the news of Salem-News Human Rights Ambassador William Gomes.

EXCLUSIVE: Bangladesh: Assassination of Begum Khaleda Zia Planned

India's foreign intelligence agency has trained a group of young men to kill Khaleda Zia.

(SALEM) - Intelligence sources learned that a group of Islamic terrorists who waged an assassinate attempt in 2004, are tied to same forces planning to kill Hasina again.

Begum Khaleda Zia is the longest-serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh Since the country's independence in 1971.

Bangladesh: Immediately Release Illegally Arrested Gay Men by Police

People, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, are equally deserving of human rights.

(SALEM) - Bangladeshi authorities have arrested three gay men in Sylhet. The saga is indicative of problems facing this community of gay men from home and abroad.

In this event, Bangladeshi young gay men Sumon, Jakir and British citizen Alen were raided by police in a hotel.

Bangladesh: Blueprint of Alternative Political Force

Former President H M Ershad has been considered by many to be an unpredictable character in Bangladesh politics.

(SALEM) - Former President and Jatiya Party Chairman H M Ershad recently met India's newly-elected President, Pranab Mukherjee, and was the first Bangladeshi politician to do so.

Suddenly Bangladesh's ex-martial law administrator becomes a much more important ally for India.

Pakistan Moves to Protect Girl over Alleged Qur`an Burning

Shortly after William Gomes reported a heated case involving the religious persecution of a little girl, Pakistan's President moved in and ended it.

(SALEM) - A government intervention for the sake of Human Rights has taken place in another extraordinary turn of events involving the writings of our Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes.

In a letter to Mr. Asif Ali Zardari; President of Pakistan, Mr. Gomes called attention to a serious situation involving the religious persecution of a child, and a government intervention has taken place.

An Open Letter to the Buddhist World

Buddhists are considered an indigenous ethnicity both in Bangladesh and Myanmar; Rohingya are considered foreigners both in Bangladesh and Myanmar.

(SITTWE Akyab, Myanmar) - All religions in the world help people lead stable social lives; providing communities ethic, morality, and spiritual development that help to establish a peaceful society.

Every religion has a right to claim that “it is the best religion” but no religion can claim that “this is the only best religion in the world”.