DHAKA: Though Bangladesh's govt has decided to take extra security measures ahead of Durga Puja, there is still doubt whether the Bengali-speaking Hindu community will be able to celebrate its biggest ...

Shah paid tribute to 19th-century social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar on his 205th birth anniversary and inaugurated another puja pandal in Salt Lake. He also expressed condolences over the ...

The Bangladesh Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has said that investigations are underway into Durga Puja celebrations, where ...

The Hindu community does not want to see attacks on idols and temples during the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Hindus, said leaders of two organisations yesterday. They said ...

Dhaka: Amid political unrest in Bangladesh, reports of Hindu temple vandalism have emerged from the neighbouring country. Temples were reportedly vandalised in 11 districts during the Navdurga ...

A heated political battle erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress on Friday when Union Home Minister Amit Shah prayed before Goddess Durga for a change of guard in West ...

(MENAFN- IANS) Agartala, Sep 27 (IANS) Ahead of the five-day-long Durga Puja festivities beginning Sunday, heavy security arrangements have been put in place along Tripura's 856-km border with ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has extended heartfelt greetings to the Hindu community on the occasion of Sharadiya Durgotsab (Durga Puja), the biggest religious festival of the ...

Bangladesh Police has issued a security advisory for all concerned, including worshippers, to ensure safe and peaceful celebrations of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community ...

Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday renewed the pitch of turning West Bengal into “Sonar Bangla” if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state in 2026, while ...

In 1610, when Islam Khan, the Mughal subahdar of Bengal, first arrived in Dhaka, legend has it that he witnessed Durga Puja on the banks of the Buriganga. The sound of the dhaks (drums) filled the air ...

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday offered prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata and said that he has prayed to Maa Durga that a government which is capable of "building a 'Sonar ...