Bangladesh: Jamaat’s moderate facade hides radical extremist agenda

IANS | January 31, 2026 9:15 PM

Dhaka, Jan 31 (IANS) Bangladesh’s radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami's founding principles contradict its “moderate” narrative as its constitution declares that God, not the people, holds the sovereignty with the ultimate goal of “Iqamat-e-Deen”, the establishment of Islam as a complete system of life.

China criticises US on Venezuela, ignores Uyghur abuses at home

IANS | January 31, 2026 9:15 PM

Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) China condemned the capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduroas by US forces as a “hegemonic act undermining global norms”, but for those familiar with Beijing’s abuses against Uyghurs, the reaction was not just “hypocritical — it was grotesque”, a report said on Saturday.