India, June 28 -- Fundamentalist groups in Bangladesh are positioning to enter Parliament through street mobilisation and polarising rhetoric - posing serious threat to the country's minority rights and secular governance

Militant fundamentalist Islamist parties and organisations are growing and becoming more strident in Bangladesh under the interim Government headed by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus. They hold processions, demonstrations and mega rallies.

The Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh's massive gathering in Dhaka on May 3, 2025, is an example. They are gearing up to contest the country's 13th general elections which seem likely to be held in February. According to a report by Salman Tareque Sakil published in the Dhaka Tribune on June 2...