Parvathy Baul aims to reclaim Baul music's historical roots in the Buddhist Sahajiya tradition through performances of ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – As protests have engulfed Bangladesh and the minority communities, mainly Hindus, facing brutal attacks, actress Raima Sen said that this is not new for “Bengali Hindus” in the ...

The murder of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, who had participated in the July Uprising, which resulted in the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, has triggered violent chaos in Bangladesh.

New Delhi: Cases of violence against religious minorities continue to rise in Bangladesh. In the latest incident, people demanding the release of Baul Sarkar were attacked. An Islamic group called ...

The arrest of 'baul' artist Abul Sarkar has sparked protests In a brazen display of radical Islam taking control under the Muhammad Yunus regime, 'baul' singers continue to come under attack in ...

The Upazila administration has halted a “Bichar gaan” event in Faridpur’s Nagarkanda and dismantled the pandal built for it. Nagarkanda Upazila administrator (UNO) Dobir Uddin informed journalists ...

Conservative Muslim groups regard Sufism as deviant, opposing its mystical interpretation of the Koran. The movement is highly popular in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, but followers say they have faced ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that no one should try to play with or insult the Bengali language, asking whether there can be an India without West Bengal. Banerjee ...

Sardar Hirak Raja, general secretary of the Bangladesh Baul and Folk Artists Association, said more than 300 musical performances had to be cancelled since last year because of pressure from Islamist ...

The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has taken strong objection to a letter by the Delhi police describing Bangla, or Bengali, as a “Bangladeshi” language and called for strong protests on ...