Videos of the assaults on Baul singers have gone viral in recent days Despite mounting criticism over the brutal attacks on Baul singers, Muhammad Yunus' government in Bangladesh has said it has ...

The High Court today granted six months' ad-interim bail to renowned baul singer Maharaj Abul Sarkar in a case filed on charge of hurting religious sentiments. The court also issued a rule asking the ...

Renowned baul singer Maharaj Abul Sarkar was released from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail-2 in Gazipur this morning. He left the prison premises in a white Hiace around 11:15am. For all latest ...

A mob of some 50 people burned down the tin-made house of 90-year-old mystic singer Chaina Begum and attacked her on June 26 in her Takimara village in southwestern Bangladesh, local reports said. The ...

Artists, poets, cultural activists, and fans of traditional Baul music singer Abul Sarker on Friday took to the streets to protest his arrest and demand his immediate and unconditional release. The ...

New Delhi: A prominent baul singer’s arrest over alleged blasphemy charges has sparked a storm in Bangladesh with various stakeholders protesting over growing ‘religious fascism’ in the country. Baul ...

Baul music -- the wandering, mystical sound of Bengal’s soil -- has long belonged to akhras, village courtyards and spiritual gatherings. Now, it is travelling somewhere unexpected: into the laptops ...

Baul exponent Kanai Das died on Saturday morning at Tarapith in Birbhum, West Bengal. He was 82. His death was confirmed by noted Indian cinematographer and filmmaker Ranjan Palit. In a social media ...

Police in Bangladesh have failed to locate a prominent Christian singer nearly a week after he went missing. It is strongly suspected that he has been kidnapped. Subas Rozario, 40, a Catholic and baul ...