Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State Five years ago, human rights activist Xulhaz Mannan and his fellow advocate Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy were murdered for their courageous work on behalf of marg… Read More
Seven months after Xulhaz Mannan (above), a gay rights activist and the editor of Bangladesh’s first LGBT magazine, was hacked to death by al Qaeda-linked militants, the country… Read More
Police escort suspected Islamist militants accused of the slayings of two men, including a prominent gay rights activist, as they head to court in Dhaka, Bang… Read More
In Bangladesh, publishing the creative work of the queer community is a challenge. Writers and artists publish anonymously, and sharing and preserving their work is difficult. Built at a rec… Read More
Rise of Islamic extremism in Bangladesh Islamic terror A series of extremist attacks started in Bangladesh since around 2013, when thousands of activists launched protests demanding capita… Read More
Police in Bangladesh have arrested 27 men for attending a secret meeting for LGBT people.
Police are believed to have been tipped off about the meeting leading to the raid, during which the… Read More
Chief of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism unit Monirul Islam on Tuesday announced that they had apprehended the alleged head of information technology for t… Read More