Sumon Corraya

The event is the second largest annual Muslim gathering in the world after Hajj. Organised by the Jamaat Tabligi movement, this year's meeting was divided into two phases to avoid safety problems. At least 50,000 participants came from China, United States, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Kingdom.

Press conference on female figure in front of and behind the camera among the various events at festival. Criticism of the portrayal of women as sex symbols in Hollywood and Bollywood.

The journalists are accused of writing a false story accusing the government of letting Indian troops into the country to contain domestic violence. Those arrested work for Bangla daily Inqilab, which openly backs Islamist party.

Promod Mankin will head the Ministry for Welfare . The newly appointed cabinet, along with the prime minister, was sworn in before the President of the country. Critics and international observers call on the prime minister to convoke new elections with the participation of all political parties .

Ovidio Marandy, an ethnic Santhal, died last Saturday in Gobindoganj (northern Bangladesh). He had organised a demonstration in his village after Islamic extremists had set it on fire to punish Christians for voting in the 5 January election.

The Islamic extremists wanted to punish the community of the Diocese of Mymensigh who, despite the threats, went to the polls for the general election. The brother of Bishop Paul Ponen Kubi among the victims. The local Caritas gives medical and legal assistance to the assaulted .

The country's religious minorities deserted the polls following threats from Islamists. The election results saw the ruling party win, but the opposition boycotted the poll. Police failed to protect voters. At least 25 people died in factional clashes.

Christians, Hindus and Buddhists speak of nationalists threats not to go to the polls . The opposition led by Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP) began a new 48-hour strike today. The aim is to disrupt the parliamentary elections tomorrow and unleash chaos in the country. Polling stations and vehicles set on fire in Dhaka, Dinajpur and Feni .

Unusual cold snap hits poorest in Northern districts: Caritas and Society of St. Vincent de ' Paul launch a collection of warm clothes to donate to the needy. Hospitals and clinics full, but temperatures continues to drop .

Called Sheep of Heaven, the choir releases its sixth album 'Kuashar Chadur' ("Mantle of Fog"). All original songs are performed with modern instruments.

After Islamic fundamentalists attack minority Hindus, Christians live in fear. The country's political cleavages could lead the country into a new phase of violence and instability. According to a local NGO, 433 people have been killed in political clashes since the start of the year with thousands more injured.

Pakistan adopts a resolution against Bangladesh, criticising the execution of a leader of the Islamic fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party. In Dhaka, peaceful protesters try to reach the Pakistani Embassy. Islamabad is accused of not moving away "from its 1971 policy".