At the US-Bangladesh Unity Initiative (UBUI), we believe one of the country’s most powerful yet underutilized assets is its 250,000 mosques. If Bangladesh is serious about building a resilient, ...
a remote village in northern Bangladesh serves as a sanctuary for the hijra [transgender] community—a once-revered but now persecuted group. In March 2024, a mosque built by and for hijras ...
Jessore district has been inundated with illegal brick kilns. Out of the 144 brick kilns in the ... These have been constructed near schools, cemeteries, mosques, and sensitive establishments, ...