Religious liberty is an integral factor of American life, and has been since our nation's founding.

In April 2013, terrorist group Islamic State announced it would expand its operations beyond Iraq as the civil war in Syria worsened. That same year, a group of Bangladeshi construction workers in Singapore began a closed religious study group to discuss these conflicts that involved Muslims, and whether they should take up arms.

The second phase of Biswa Ijtema, the largest congregation of the Muslims in the world, is continuing today amid sermons being delivered in Tongi on Dhaka’s outskirt.

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, marking the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (pbuh), is observed in the country on Friday with due religious solemnity.

Emphasising that women must create their own fate and personal destiny, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said women can do all outside works maintaining decency as the religion Islam gives them that liberty.

Everything we used to take for granted seems to be threatened. Our right to write our own thoughts, to question repression in the name of religion, to express our outrage over mindless killings, to feel like citizens of a free, independent country.

The United States has updated its security alert for its citizens residing in Bangladesh after the bomb attack on Shia Muslim community in Old Dhaka.

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has urged Bangladesh to ensure thorough investigation and bring the Hossaini Dalan bomb attackers to justice.

Authorities in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Monday began tearing down several small Christian churches after hardline Muslims demanded their closure.

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia urges people regardless of their creed and colour to remain alert so that no one can carry out any evil act against the country’s religious harmony.

Two million Muslims from around the world arrived in the Mina valley outside the holy city of Makkah.

High Court rejects a writ petition that challenged legality of the constitutional provision that recognises Islam as the state religion.

Authorities of Dhammarajika Buddhist Monastery in capital’s Sabujbagh set examples of religious harmony through distributing Iftari among the poor fasting Muslims in Ramadan.

High Court gives ad-interim bail to former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in 10 cases filed over hurting people’s religious sentiment.

Detectives arrest man in Paltan area of Dhaka on charges of instigating people’s religious sentiment through his posts in social media platform.

The Congress in India urges the Centre to grant citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.

Police have arrested three editors from a Malaysian news portal and charged them with sedition over a news report