People here don't use the term Rohingya. They are portrayed in the media as "Bengali Muslims" and some even describe them as illegal Bengali immigrants from Bangladesh. Inside Myanmar regular ...
It is predominantly occupied by a very specific group of people – Bengali-speaking Muslims who work as waste-pickers. A few miles south of the upmarket enclaves of Whitefield, much of the ...
Delhi police are conducting checks to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, causing anxiety among Bengali-speaking Muslims. Residents, including Rohingya refugees, express concerns about ...
The colonial prejudice against Bengali Muslims began with the Battle of Plassey and the treason-aided defeat of Sirajuddaula in June 1757. That bias became more entrenched a hundred years later ...
The extensive support for the cause of Pakistan among the Bengali Muslims proved crucial to the success of the Pakistan Movement, and Muslim statesmen from Bengal, such as Abul Kasim Fazlul ...
Sufia Uddin's research interest has focused on constructions of the Bengali-Muslim religious community from the colonial to the contemporary period. Her work examines the many Bengali expressions of ...
Dr Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan from Christchurch says Muslims have a responsibility too. They need to mix with other communities. Listen to Dr Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan's interview in Bangla in the ...