Bangladesh

When Reporting Persecution of Bangladeshi Hindus and Alerting Indians of Cross-Border Threats Becomes “Anti-National”: Mumbai and MP Police Target Prominent Hindu Watchdog @HinduUnityBD

With more than 17,400 followers on X, Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus (@HinduUnityBD) has become one of the most prominent social-media accounts documenting alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh and warning Indian citizens and authorities about potential security threats emanating from across the border. The account has repeatedly faced threats from Islamists and platform attacks, including …

‘Most-Wanted’ AQIS Operative Muhammad Ikramul Missing After Bail in Bangladesh

Hindu Voice Team: A fresh security controversy has emerged in Bangladesh over the whereabouts of Maulana Ikramul Haque, alias Abu Talha, whom Bangladeshi authorities have identified as a senior figure of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed, has alleged that Ikramul is moving freely in Bangladesh despite …

Nayan Sadhu Murder Case: Cox’s Bazar Puja Udjapan Parishad Condemns Threats to Journalist

COX’S BAZAR — August 15, 2026: The Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, Cox’s Bazar District Branch, has expressed profound concern and outrage over threats allegedly issued against local leader and journalist Antar De Bishal, following his investigative reporting on the murder of ascetic Nayan Sadhu in Khurushkul. The Parishad welcomed the arrest of a suspect nearly …

Bangladesh: Hindu Woman Beaten to Death Inside Her Home in Coomilla’s Chandina

Hindu Voice Team: A 58-year-old Hindu woman was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified assailants after they entered her home in Chandina upazila of Comilla district on 17th of August, Monday night. The incident took place at around 8:30 p.m. at Shil Bari in the Southpara area of Barkoit village under Barkoit Union. The deceased, …

Bangladesh: Teenage Girl Dies Four Months After Converting to Islam in Jhenaidah district

Hindu Voice Team: A 14-year-old girl, identified as Mariam Khatun alias Sujata Karmakar Barma, was found dead inside a room at her home in Gilabaria village of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Monday (August 17). According to information provided by the family and a written application submitted to the police, Mariam was the daughter of Sanad …

Indian Farmer Dipankar Gope Abducted by Bangladeshi Mob While Working on His Land Near Jalpaiguri Border, Now Languishes in Bangladesh Prison As the Latest Victim Of Hostage-Style Coercion

Bangladeshi authorities are holding Indian farmer Dipankar Gope after he was dragged across the international border on 7th August. His release has been linked to the demand that India free Tamiz Uddin, a Bangladeshi national believed to have links with a cross border smuggling network, who was detained by the BSF after entering India by …

Bangladeshi Preacher Md. Abdullah’s Mission in the Siliguri Chicken’s Neck and Outreach to Muslims of Assam and Tripura Raise Serious National Security Concerns

Muslim Preacher Md Abdullah of Mymensingh, Bangladesh, who has a following of over 1,84,000 on Facebook alone, has repeatedly used social media to express his intention to enter India, pursue large-scale conversion of Hindus in the Siliguri-Darjeeling region and establish well-entrenched networks with Muslims in Assam and Tripura. His profile : https://www.facebook.com/people/MD-Abdullah-20/61556257768571/ In a social …

Bangladesh’s Hindus Risk Their Lives for Dharma and Dignity While Their Self-Proclaimed Defenders Remain Silent

The Battle Over a Murti: Extremist Mobilisation and the Future of Bangladesh’s Hindus At stake in the battle over the largest murti of Prabhu Shri Ram in Bangladesh is far more than the future of a single religious monument. The controversy has become a test of whether Bangladesh’s Hindu minority can openly practice and publicly …

In the Land of Anandamath: How Bangladesh’s Largest Proposed Ram Murti Was Transformed into a National Controversy

A Monument Deferred, A Question Unanswered The custodians of one of Bangladesh’s most prominent Hindu religious institutions announced an indefinite suspension of the construction of what was planned to be the largest murti of Bhagwan Shri Ram in the country at the Sri Sri Radha Govinda and Kali Temple in Madhya Ramchandrapur of Palashbari Upazila …

Armed Mob of 15–20 Severely Injures Hindu Businessman Ripon Mondol and His Aged Mother in Broad-Daylight Assault; Police Decline Proactive Investigation

A Hindu businessman and his elderly mother were among four people injured after an armed mob of approximately 15–20 individuals allegedly launched a violent daylight attack on a business establishment in Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat district, leaving the principal victim hospitalized with serious injuries and raising concerns over the police response. The attack took place …