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Living Arcade verified eight temple vandalism cases across Bangladesh in 2026, from Faridpur in February to Kushtia in October. Here is what happened at each temple, what police did, and what reports say about the motives.
Mirza Abbas returns to Bangladesh after more than five months of treatment in Singapore and Malaysia, with doctors reporting significant improvement.
Bangladesh has recorded a growing number of attacks on Sufi shrines since August 2024, raising concerns over religious freedom and community safety.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president after defeating Oli Ahmed in the country’s first contested presidential election in nearly 35 years.
In 2013 its registration was cancelled. Its top leaders were executed. It was banned outright in 2024. Three years later Jamaat-e-Islami is the official opposition in Bangladesh’s parliament.
Bangladesh is arguing about religion using words nobody has defined. Fundamentalist, Islamist, extremist and Muslim are being used as if they mean the same thing. They do not.
Is Bangladesh facing a rising terror threat, or is the danger being exaggerated? Here is a fact-based, balanced look at religious extremism in Bangladesh right now, drawn only from credible sources.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin has resigned from office, triggering the constitutional process for appointing an acting president and electing a new head of state within 90 days.
Jamaat-e-Islami has officially informed Bangladesh’s Election Commission about the expulsion of Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam following an internal investigation into alleged moral misconduct. The party has also requested the EC to take the necessary legal and electoral steps.
A clear look at Bangladesh Political Developments 2026 from Hasina’s fall and the Yunus interim rule to the BNP win, the economy, and shifting foreign relations.
