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 ...

Several prominent members of Bangladesh’s civil society on Monday condemned the arrest of a ‘baul’ singer on charges of “hurting” public sentiment, as well as the subsequent attacks by Islamists on ...

In a time of increasing religious polarisation worldwide, Bauls represent an alternative imagination. And they have shaped Bengal’s soul for centuries.

Rights campaigners and cultural activists marched on the streets in southwestern Bangladesh to deplore and demand justice over the latest Islamist attack on a mystic singer, which they called an ...

Bangladesh Short Film Forum has issued a strong denunciation of recent assaults, threats and disruptions targeting Baul singers, folk musicians and cultural workers across the country, describing the ...

A video has gone viral on the internet, where a mob was heard calling for the slaughter of 'bauls'. The men are believed to be members of a group called Tawhidi Janata, a radical Islamist group with ...