Anti-Muslim hate speech soars in India

Anti-Muslim hate speech in India rose by 62% in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the year, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, adding the Israel-Gaza war played a key role in the last three months. India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech incidents

Momen retreats into full ‘blame the media’ mode

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused the media of distorting the speech of Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. In a media release on Monday, the ministry said today (Monday, 22, August 2022) after a meeting at Bangladesh Secretariat, journalists surrounded Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen. At that time, again at