As many as 258 prominent citizens have condemned the arrest of Baul, or mystic, singer Abul Sarkar in Manikganj's Saturia and demanded his immediate release. The call was made in a joint statement ...

The Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday demanded “appropriate punishment” of Manikganj baul Abul Sarkar for “hurting religious ...

The interim government recently arrested the king of Baul music (Moharaja Abul Sarkar) after an Islamist extremist group ...

Breaking his silence after days of mounting criticism over the arrest of Baul singer Abul Sarkar, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki said the backlash placed him in an "extremely ...

Two persons were injured in an attack while they were preparing to form a human chain on the Thakurgaon Judge Court premises ...

Students and cultural activists across Bangladesh are protesting the arrest of Baul singer Abul Sarkar, detained on blasphemy charges over alleged derogatory remarks.

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (Blast) and civil society platform Sampriti Jatra issued a joint statement today, expressing deep concern over the Baul singer’s arrest and calling for the ...

Md Mahfuzur Rahman, a professor of Neurotrauma Surgery at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, lodged the ...

Popular 'baul' singer Abul Sarkar was recently arrested from a music show on charges of "deliberately" provoking riots or violence, hurting religious sentiment.

Police have increased security at Abul Sarkar’s residence in Saturia, Manikganj, though the house appeared empty. On Monday ...

Cases of violence against religious minorities continue to rise in Bangladesh. In the latest incident, people demanding the ...