communal violence

POETRY / Dawn of new(?) air

But talks of harmony flood your nose. / Harmony, harmony, harmony—you want it so bad, / and so you put words in our mouths

Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?

In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups

Clash in Panchagarh / 'All that we earned through hard work is gone'

"We all survived because we were at a Jalsa Salana, an annual gathering of Ahmadiyya, at that time, otherwise we would have been killed too"

75 years of Partition: A young boy's loss

I belong to a generation that was overtaken by the pestilence called Partition.

A shadow of fear looms over Puja festivities this year

Hindus around the country are gripped with the fear of being the victims of communal violence.

Anti-Muslim rhetoric preys on fear, poisons people in India: Padma Lakshmi

Indian American supermodel and author Padma Lakshmi recently took to Twitter to assert that there is "no threat to Hinduism in India" and protest "violence against Muslims in the country".

Religious freedom worsening in Bangladesh, across South Asia: US report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed deep concerns about the worsening religious freedom conditions in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.

Don’t rush to conclusions when reporting communal disturbances: Editors Guild of India asks media outlets

The Editors Guild of India today asked media outlets of the country to exercise utmost restraint while reporting incidents of communal disturbances and not become pawns in the larger game of polarization.

How communal violence swept through the country

Triggered by the Cumilla incident, in just a matter of hours, communal violence spread in several districts of the country and lasted for days. The Daily Star produced a map incorporating information from all over the country.

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

Dawn of new(?) air

But talks of harmony flood your nose. / Harmony, harmony, harmony—you want it so bad, / and so you put words in our mouths

October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023

Will the law enforcement agencies protect us during elections?

In the last few years, attackers have targeted minority communities, and the law enforcers have displayed apathy or reluctance in catching the culprits, who are often linked to influential groups

March 4, 2023
March 4, 2023

'All that we earned through hard work is gone'

"We all survived because we were at a Jalsa Salana, an annual gathering of Ahmadiyya, at that time, otherwise we would have been killed too"

December 9, 2022
December 9, 2022

75 years of Partition: A young boy's loss

I belong to a generation that was overtaken by the pestilence called Partition.

September 29, 2022
September 29, 2022

A shadow of fear looms over Puja festivities this year

Hindus around the country are gripped with the fear of being the victims of communal violence.

April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022

Anti-Muslim rhetoric preys on fear, poisons people in India: Padma Lakshmi

Indian American supermodel and author Padma Lakshmi recently took to Twitter to assert that there is "no threat to Hinduism in India" and protest "violence against Muslims in the country".

April 26, 2022
April 26, 2022

Religious freedom worsening in Bangladesh, across South Asia: US report

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed deep concerns about the worsening religious freedom conditions in Bangladesh and other South Asian countries.

April 19, 2022
April 19, 2022

Don’t rush to conclusions when reporting communal disturbances: Editors Guild of India asks media outlets

The Editors Guild of India today asked media outlets of the country to exercise utmost restraint while reporting incidents of communal disturbances and not become pawns in the larger game of polarization.

October 24, 2021
October 24, 2021

How communal violence swept through the country

Triggered by the Cumilla incident, in just a matter of hours, communal violence spread in several districts of the country and lasted for days. The Daily Star produced a map incorporating information from all over the country.

January 19, 2018
January 19, 2018

Culture of impunity behind communal attacks: Sultana Kamal

Human rights activist advocate Sultana Kamal blames the culture of impunity and procrastination in law implementation as the reasons behind the rising incidents of communal violence.