Bangladesh

Butchered and Burned: Businessman Suprabhat Modak Found Bloodied and Semi-Charred Behind His Own Home in Pabna

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 …

Hindu Sweet Seller Subrata Babu and His Nearly 100-Year-Old Mother Assaulted by Islamists After Refusing to Provide Sweets Without Payment in Shailkupa, Bangladesh

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 …

Islamist Pressure Group Presents Charter Demanding No Puja Holidays, No Pratima Immersion, No Public Mandaps And Not a Grain of Government-Funded Food For Impoverished Devotees, Denounces Durga Puja As A “Sinful and Depraved” Practice Of Shirk

Insaf Kayemkari Chhatra Sramik Janata’s 8-Point Charter Seeks a Ban on Idol Immersion, the Removal of Puja Mandaps From Public View, Limits on the Number, Size and Height of Durga Pratimas, an End to Government-Funded Food for Impoverished Hindus, No Public Holidays for Puja and Compulsory Political Protests by Hindu Puja Committees Over Perceived Persecution …

Bangladesh: Stolen Ancient Kali Murti Recovered in Faridpur Within Six Days; Four Islamists Arrested

“Black Stone Murti, Gold and Silver Ornaments and Other Religious Artefacts Recovered from Multiple Locations”   Faridpur, Bangladesh: Police have recovered a stolen black stone Murti of Goddess Kali, along with gold and silver ornaments and several other religious idols, from the historic Old Kalibari Temple in Faridpur. Four Islamists have been arrested in connection …

Bangladesh: Kali Temple Vandalised in Bogura, Kali Murti Thrown in Pond; Donation Box, Puja Items Stolen

A Kali temple in Nandigram upazila of Bogura district, Bangladesh, was allegedly vandalised on 25th of September, Friday morning, with the temple authorities claiming that money from the donation box and several puja items were stolen. The incident took place at the Daharpur Kalimata Temple in Matihans village under Bhatra Union at around 8 am, …

Hacked to Death, Stuffed Into a Drum and Dumped in a Canal: Jewellery Craftsman Niranjan Chandra Sutradhar’s Mutilated Remains Recovered Three Days After His Disappearance in Mymensingh, Police Yet To Register A Case

A plastic drum drifting beneath a sluice gate has revealed a killing that has left behind a trail of disturbing questions. Residents near the Begunbari sluice gate in Mymensingh noticed a suspicious plastic drum floating in the canal on the morning of 23rd September. When police arrived and opened it, they found a sack-wrapped, badly decomposed …

“Malauns, Go to India” : Hasina Begum and Her Armed Goons Seize Hindu Businessman’s Land and Factory, Uproot Family After Looting Stock Worth BDT 25 Lakh, Then Assault and Threaten Them For Seeking Justice

“They abuse us every day. Whenever we try to go near our home or factory, they chase us away with weapons. They tell us to leave Bangladesh and go to India. Where shall we go? What shall we do ?” – Wife of Businessman Nilkantha Mondal For the Mondal family, home is no longer a …

Bangladesh: Durga Puja Mandap Attacked in Sylhet, Murtis of Maa Durga, Maa Lakshmi, Maa Saraswati Vandalised; The Police Arrested Saiduzzaman

Hindu Voice Team: A Durga Puja mandap in Sylhet’s Balaganj upazila was allegedly vandalised on Saturday(19th September) evening after a Muslim youth entered the premises and attacked several Murtis with a boti, a traditional cutting tool. Police have arrested accused Muslim youth in connection with the incident. The incident took place between 7 pm and 8 …

Anil Baral and Family Driven Into Hiding as Alleged Land Grabbers Threaten Their Lives Claiming Affiliation With Both BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

The family of Anil Baral from Sriramkathi Union under Pirojpur District of Bangladesh has been facing a sustained campaign of intimidation, property encroachment and violence. According to the family, staying in their home has become a source of daily fear. A Family Driven Into Hiding According to the victim’s family, trees on Anil Baral’s property …

BNP Politician Farid Uddin Gazi Threatens to Burn Hindu Candidate Gobinda Chandra Mondal Alive Over His Election Candidacy and a Jizya-Like BDT 5 Million Extortion Demand

A chilling death threat against a Hindu businessman in Bauphal under Patuakhali District, has sparked grave concerns over minority security, political intimidation, and the erosion of democratic rights in Bangladesh. Gobinda Chandra Mondal, a Hindu community representative and Dhaka-based real-estate businessman, has faced repeated threats since announcing his candidacy for the upcoming Bauphal Sadar Union …