Religious Extremism

Bangladesh’s Baul heritage under fire as hardline groups target artists

Bangladesh’s growing religious hardline mobilisation has placed the Baul community at the centre of a dangerous cultural confrontation.

Rafi Uddin Kabir

Extremism triumphs, voices suppressed: interim government’s blatant betrayal of freedom and justice

In a stark surrender to extremism, Bangladesh's interim government has punished academic Nadira Yasmin for her advocacy of gender equality...

Sanjoy Kumar Barua

Culture in Crisis: Extremists halt Bangladesh’s iconic Lalon Fair, threatening Spiritual Freedom

The abrupt cancellation of the Lalon Fair in Bangladesh underscores the rising threat of extremism, challenging the nation's cultural identity...

The Borderlens Desk