Sumon Corraya

Police surround a community centre over night, holding those arrested for drug possession. For the secretary of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops’ Conference, they should not be prosecuted.

From May 20 to 23, the Saudi capital hosts a summit involving 55 Muslim-majority nations. President Trump will also attend on his first official trip abroad. Dhaka evaluates sending military to the kingdom to protect the holy places of Islam. The summit reinforces designs of Arab-Sunni alliance against Shiite Iran.

Thousands of profiles have been hacked, sensitive data stolen, and people tricked. Filched pictures of young women end up in a Facebook account with offensive captions. Some “73 per cent of women using the internet are victims of cyber bullying,” minister says. About “23 per cent do not complain."

The archbishop of Dhaka speaks out on the Christian Cooperative Credit Union affair. Since last year, Christian leaders have failed to pick a new management board for the financial institution. Meanwhile, the latter is not issuing any loans. A Protestant calls for dialogue first.

The incessant rains flooded five districts. 300,000 farmers are on the run. All the production of boron rice is damaged. Tons of dead fish due to oxygen shortage in the waters. Farmers do not know how to repay their debts and feed their families.

The agreement was signed between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Saudi king last year. The mosques will teach lessons to more than 150,000 children. They will have a daily capacity of more than 450,000 men and 30,000 women. "Imams must be controlled." "These mosques will not teach true Islam. People will learn extremism. "

Bijoy Das, his wife, son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren are new Christians. They used to live in Pabna district, home to almost 50 Protestants. When they arrived in Bonpara, they were fascinated by Catholics and their way of life.

On 6 April, thousands of Catholics marched in solidarity with tribal Santal. Last November, the latter were attacked by police and Muslims who set fire to their homes. At present, about 250 Christian families are still living in tents, in conditions of extreme need and in fear of attack.

Joyshita Roy Augustian works in Gazipur district, where he moved with his wife six years ago. For a time, the porch of his house was used to celebrate Mass. When he arrived in the village of Malibara, there were about 12 Christian families; today there are 60 Catholic, plus 60 Protestant families.

Rally marked the 42nd anniversary of the Islamic Foundation with two Islamic scholars from Makkah and Madinah as guests of honour. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated solidarity with the Saudi king, urging Islamic countries to join forces in a concerted campaign to eliminate extremism.

Taharem Kaderi, a brilliant eighth grader, talks about his holy war. In 2014, his parents went on an Islamic pilgrimage and came home changed. After that, the life of 14-year-old changed, radicalised along with others. He rejoiced at the news of the Dhaka massacre that left nine Italians dead, and for a while, lived with the café terrorists.

The bomber blew himself as he tried to enter the airport carrying a bomb, dying “right away" in the blast. His identity remains unknown, but his fingerprints have been found. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, but the government blames a local recently formed extremist group.