A youth has been sentenced to prison for seven years over hurting religious sentiments through a Facebook post in Sylhet. Sylhet Cyber Tribunal Judge Abul Kashem announced the verdict on Tuesday afternoon. At the same time, he had been fined Tk1 lakh. Sources said a person filed a case under the Information Technology
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Holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi observed
Country to observe Eid-e-Miladunnabi October 9
Bangladesh will observe Eid-e-Miladunnabi on October 9, marking the birth and passing away of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), as the crescent moon of Rabiul Awal was not sighted Monday. So, Rabiul Awal, the third month of the Islamic lunar calendar, will start from September 28. The decision was taken
India’s top court asks Nupur Sharma to apologise for Prophet remarks
India's highest judiciary on Friday asked former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma to "apologise to the whole country" for her remarks on the Prophet Muhammad. "It is shameful. She (Sharma) should apologise to the whole country," Justice Surya Kant of a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court said, while
Prophet remarks: Protest turns violent in West Bengal for 2nd day
A fresh bout of clashes broke out today between police and protesters of remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed (PUBH) for the second consecutive day in West Bengal's Howrah district. A video tweeted by ANI showed tensions in a part of the district as protesters clashed with
Protest rallies held in Bangladesh to condemn remarks against Prophet
Protests were held after Jumma prayers on Friday in capital Dhaka and parts of the country to condemn the derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by two ruling party leaders of India. In Dhaka, several thousand people took to the streets after the prayers at Baitul Mukurram National Mosque and marched
Indian Muslims protest over Prophet remarks
The row over controversial comments made by two former spokespersons of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about the Prophet Muhammad is escalating with each passing day. After the Friday prayers, Muslims in Delhi and the neighbouring northern state of Uttar Pradesh took to the streets demanding the immediate arrest of
DU students protest BJP derogatory remarks on Prophet
Some students of Dhaka University have formed a human chain protesting the remarks by two Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leaders defaming Prophet Mohammed (pubh). They formed the human chain under the banner of 'General Students of Dhaka University' in front of the university's Anti Terrorist Raju monument at 12 pm. The human chain