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Brands across the world have felt the impact of a growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement that pro-Palestinian activists have pushed to pressure and punish companies that are perceived to support Israel’s deadly military campaign in Gaza. But the impact has been most pronounced in Muslim-majority countries across ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – Amir Mahmood remembers a meeting between his Ahmadi community and top officials of Pakistan’s government last September. He can’t forget how the community, for long a victim of persecution in the country, saw a decline in attacks on its graves and shrines in the days after ...

On Sunday, Bangladesh, a nation of 170 million people, will go to the polls to elect a new government in the country’s 12th general election. But in a country with a chequered history of violence and protests against dubious polls, the vote is already courting controversy. Since 1971, when ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh —  Hundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark International Human Rights Day, as the country gears up for a general election on Jan. 7 that the opposition says should be held under a nonpartisan, caretaker government. The party, led by former Prime Minister ...

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN WorldPMN NewsAuthor of the article:The Associated PressJulhas AlamPublished Dec 10, 2023  •  4 minute read Article contentDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark International Human Rights Day, as the country gears up for a general election on Jan. ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters protested Sunday to mark International Human Rights Day, as the country gears up for a general election on Jan. 7 that the opposition says should be held under a non-partisan, caretaker government. The party, led by former Prime ...

India’s refusal to send its national team to Pakistan on security grounds has sparked concerns about the ‘politicisation’ of cricket – and the possibility that the ‘game could splinter’. Source link

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday morning officially opened India’s new Parliament House complex with the installation of the historic Sengol that has marked the transfer of power from the British to Indians in 1947.At that time India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had received the Sengol ...

Beijing says officials will not travel to the disputed territoryChina will skip an upcoming G20 event in the Indian-controlled part of disputed Kashmir, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday. Saudi Arabia and Türkiye have also decided to not attend the Kashmir event, Indian news channel NDTV ...

Religious tensions in India have prompted some activists, both inside and outside the world’s second most populous country, to call for a boycott of Indian products and of Qatar Airways. On Friday, thousands of Muslims marched in Bangladesh and Pakistan chanting slogans, among other things, to boycott all Indian ...