Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Temple Bomb Attack in Cumilla Injures Three, Including Priest

Hindu Voice Team: A hand-bomb attack at a Hindu temple in Cumilla city left at least three people injured, including the temple priest, in an incident that has raised serious concerns about security and communal harmony in the area. The attack occurred on7th of March, Saturday evening at the Kaligachhtala temple in the Thakurpara area …

300 Hindu Women form Human-Chain in Satkhira Demanding Safety and Voting Rights amid Sustained Intimidation by local B. N. P. Leaders

In the coastal subdistrict of Shyamnagar in Satkhira, a quiet but deeply troubling story unfolded last week, one that highlights concerns about the security of minority communities and the protection of democratic rights in parts of rural Bangladesh. On the morning of February 28, nearly three hundred Hindu women had gathered outside the Shyamnagar Upazila …

Kali Temple and Idol Vandalized in Thakurgaon District of Bangladesh, Police Begin Formal Investigation

Authorities have launched an investigation following allegations of vandalism at the Sri Sri Banakali Temple in Ward No. 9 of Ranisankail Municipality, located in Thakurgaon District. According to local residents, unidentified individuals are believed to have entered the temple premises under the cover of darkness on the night of 27 February. By early morning, community …

Mob Led by Rokon Uddin Attacks Hindu Devotees Protesting alleged Seizure of 213-Year-Old Temple Land and blockade of a vital canal in Brahmanbaria, leaving at least 10 severely injured

At least ten Hindu devotees, including women, were severely injured on February 25 after a mob allegedly led by Rokon Uddin attacked a peaceful protest in Aruail Union under Sarail Upazila of Brahmanbaria. The demonstrators had gathered to oppose the alleged illegal occupation of land belonging to the 213-year-old Shri Shri Mohanlal Jiu Temple in …

From Sacred Hymns to Savage Horror : Muhammad Rakib and Two Associates Named in Brutal All-Night Gang Rape and torture of Speech-Impaired Hindu Mother Returning from Kirtan in Bhola, Bangladesh

When Devotion Turned to Darkness When the hymns of devotion that had drifted across rural Bhola finally fell silent, a crime of unspeakable brutality emerged from the shadows. On the fourth night of the five-day long Tirodhan Utsav honoring Achyudananda Brahmachari, more than 100,000 devotees had gathered in Aralia village of Tazumuddin Upazila for kirtan and prayer on …

Hindu Family Holds Press Conference in Patuakhali, Accuses Zakir Bhuiya of Assault and Coercive Land Grab authored by Aditi Chakraborty

In Marichbunia village under Patuakhali Sadar Upazila, a land dispute involving a Hindu family has escalated into allegations of assault, intimidation and attempted dispossession. The accused Zakir Bhuiya has firmly denied all accusations. The Dispute Gopal Mali, a resident of Marichbunia, alleges that locally influential individuals attempted to forcibly occupy his 40-decimals of his ancestral …

Paying in Blood: Hindu Families Assaulted, Elderly Woman and Two Men Seriously Injured in Bangladesh

In two separate corners of Bangladesh, within days of each other, the rule of law was tested and found wavering. One man was beaten for trying to stop illegal bird hunting. A minority family was attacked for protesting vandalism. Different districts. Different triggers but the same message that intimidation works when enforcement hesitates. These are …

Islamist Mob leaves Paltan Bala fighting for his life : Hindu Families of Bahadurpur village Face yet Another Wave of Targeted Attacks as Bangladesh Police refuses to register a formal case

On the evening of 18 February, Bahadurpur village under Rajihar Union of Agailjhara Upazila in Barishal district witnessed yet another incident that local Hindus describe as part of a sustained campaign of fear and persecution. The victim this time is 40-year-old Paltan Bala, son of Yagneshwar Bala, a resident of Bahadurpur. He now lies hospitalised, …

72 Hours That Tested Bangladesh’s Democracy : Seven Hindu Families Targeted in Coordinated Assault by Jamaat-e-Islami led coalition in Noakhali

About fifty men and women stood shoulder to shoulder in a silent human chain beneath a pale afternoon sky in Sonadia Union under Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali District. Some held handwritten placards while others stood empty-handed. All of them stood with the same demands of protection, justice and recognition. They were residents of Hatiya upazila …

When the Bells Fell Silent and Blood Mingled with Gangajal: The Mahashivratri Massacre of Devotees at the Shakti Peeth of Chandranath Dhaam, Sitakunda (1950)

On the sacred night of Mahashivratri, when chants of “Har Har Mahadev” were meant to echo across the hills of Sitakunda, the bells of Chandranath Temple were drowned not by devotion, but by screams. They arrived barefoot and fasting with brass vessels of milk and sacred Ganga water from Assam, Tripura, Manipur and from every distant corner of Bangladesh …