Bangladesh

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 …

22-Year-Old Hindu Youth Debashish Roy Detained on Alleged Blasphemy Charges Amid Mounting Pressure from Bangladesh’s Muslim Tawhid Janata

A 22-year-old Hindu youth, Debashish Roy of Nilphamari, has been detained by police in Rangpur over allegations that he posted derogatory remarks targeting Islam on social media. The detention came amid growing public pressure for punishment. Following Friday prayers on September 11, demonstrators under the banner of the local Muslim Tawhid Janata marched and held …

Fake Facebook Account Using Police Officer Biswajit Roy’s Identity Sparks Fresh Alarm Over Weaponisation of Blasphemy Allegations Against Bangladesh’s Religious Minorities

A disturbing case of digital identity theft has emerged in Bangladesh after a fake Facebook account was created using the name and photograph of a serving Tourist Police officer and used to publish allegedly “derogatory” content concerning Islam and Muhammad. On September 7, Officer Bishwajit Roy filed a General Diary (GD) at Gowainghat Police Station …