Bangladesh: Jamaat tightens grip on university campuses, pushes pro-Pakistan agenda

IANS | October 10, 2026 3:29 PM

London, Oct 10 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami has leveraged the patronage it received under the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to strengthen its presence in major centres of learning, including Dhaka University and Chittagong University, through its student wing, Islamic Chhatra Shibir, a report has stated.

Concerns mount over violence, persecution of minorities across Pakistan

IANS | October 10, 2026 12:57 PM

Islamabad, Oct 10 (IANS) Pakistan’s religious minorities continued to face violence, discrimination and persecution throughout 2025, with blasphemy accusations and minority women and girls remaining at risk of abduction, forced conversion and forced marriage, a minority rights organisation said, citing a report by the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP).