The rise of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), with its ideological ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, alongside its alliance with ultra-Islamist groups Hefazat-e-Islam and Ansar-ul-Bangla Team, threatens Bangladesh’s democratic integrity.
Akshaya Tritiya, also known as Akti or Akha Teej, is an annual Jain and Hindu spring festival. It falls on the third tithi (lunar day) of the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the month of Vaisakha.