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

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 ...

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

Two persons were injured in an attack while they were preparing to form a human chain on the Thakurgaon Judge Court premises this afternoon, demanding the unconditional release of arrested baul singer ...

Religious extremism has surged, warns 250-plus members of Bangladesh civil society in a statement that also takes a swipe at ...

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

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

A protest demanding justice for attacks on Baul singers and the release of detained artiste Abul Sarkar had been disrupted in ...

The arrest of a popular 'baul' singer and subsequent attacks on mystic minstrels in Bangladesh have sparked criticism, highlighting a rise in religious extremism.

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

Baul supporters had called a protest rally in Manikganj and Thakurgaon to protest the recent attacks.