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Assad Ul Haq, an activist reportedly living in Dhaka’s Muhammadpur neighbourhood, has advocated the “subtle” genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh. A former administrator of the X account @BangaliMusolman, had been using social media to minimise atrocities against Hindus while advocating for the interests of Muslims in India. He has repeatedly asserted that only Muslims in …
A mob of 50-60 Islamists descended on the Hindu neighbourhood of Chak Karim village under Bangladesh’s Pirganj Upazila on the evening of October 26 after an old video allegedly containing “blasphemous remarks” about the Quran resurfaced on social media. Three homes belonging to Sourav, his father Bishu and his uncle Jagadish Chandra were vandalised and …
Bengali actress Sohini Guha Roy shared a photograph on her official Facebook page, standing before the idol of Goddess Durga on 12th October. Her caption was simple: “Mother has arrived”, a familiar expression of devotion and anticipation in Bengal, where Durga Puja is a religious festival and an inseparable part of the region’s cultural identity. …
Khitis Mondal, 52, a fish-farm businessman from Jeyala village in Satkhira’s Tala upazila, was detained on suspicion of stealing fish from a local fish enclosure at around 3 a.m. on 16th October. According to local accounts, 10–15 people took the aged Hindu businessman to the Jeyala cremation ground, tied him to a tree and brutally …
On the night of October 12, students of the 17th batch of Jagannath University’s Department of Islamic History and Culture organised a graduation feast beside the campus temple in Old Dhaka. Beef khichuri was cooked near its entrance and bricks belonging to the temple were used to construct a makeshift cooking stove. Jagannath University’s own …
35 year old Hridoy Kumar Harijan was a father of four children. His life was cut short in the KashtoGhar area of Srihatta’s Sweeper Colony at around 8 p.m. on 10th October. According to eyewitnesses and his family, he was killed after protesting against a man photographing his wife Pinky Rani without her consent. The …
By Tanmay Majumdar, General Secretary, Bogura Majumdarpara Temple Committee Durga Puja is a celebration of faith, dignity and the triumph of good over evil. Yet, for us, preparing for Durga Puja has become a fearful exercise. By 9th October, our arrangements were nearly complete. Alarmed by repeated attacks on Durga idols across Bangladesh, we began …
Bangladeshi National Abdul Khayer Choudhury had lived in India under the guise of a Hindu holy man for 15 years, travelling across the country, gathering disciples and practising faith-based rituals and traditional healing. His remarkable run came to an abrupt end not through a sophisticated intelligence operation, but through the questions of ordinary residents at …
Local businessman Suprabhat Modak was found burned and bearing numerous deep injuries in a turmeric field behind his home in the Aminpur area of Sujanagar Upazila on the morning of 6th October. Modak, reported to be in his mid-to-late 30s, ran the Dadabhai Hotel, a sweets and food business at Kashinathpur Bazar. According to police …
Subrata Babu, owner of Subrata Dahi Mishti Bhandar in Ward No. 15 under Fulhari Union of Jhenaidah District and his nearly 100-year-old mother were assaulted following a dispute over unpaid sweets and curd. Subrata states that several people had previously taken curd from his shop by force without paying. When the same individuals had returned …
