Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশ: হিজাব না পরে আসায় ছাত্রীদের চুল কেটে দিলেন শিক্ষিকা

ছাত্রীরা হিজাব না পরে স্কুলে এসেছিল। আর তাতেই ক্ষিপ্ত হয়ে তাদের চুল কেটে দিলেন এক শিক্ষিকা। এমন চাঞ্চল্যকর ঘটনা ঘটেছে মুন্সীগঞ্জ জেলায়। গত ২৮শে ফেব্রুয়ারি, বুধবার এই ঘটনা ঘটে। জানা গিয়েছে, মুন্সীগঞ্জ জেলার সিরাজদিখান উপজেলার সৈয়দপুরের আব্দুর রহমান উচ্চ বিদ্যালয় ও কলেজ রয়েছে। সেই বিদ্যালয়ের জীব বিজ্ঞানের শিক্ষিকা রুনিয়া সরকার। ঘটনার দিন, সপ্তম শ্রেণীর জীব …

Bangladesh: Attack on the Saraswati Puja Mandap in Brahmanbaria, the Murti vandalised

Hindu minority community in Bangladesh are facing continuous attack in Bangladesh. Almost everyday, Hindu temples are being attacked. Now, a fresh case has been reported from the Brahmanbaria district of Bangladesh.  On the night of 14th of February, unknown miscreants attacked a Saraswati Puja Mandap at Paikpara area of the Brahmanbaria town. Everything was vandalised including …

Bangladesh: Islamist attacks ISKCON Radha-Govinda temple in Faridpur, arrested

Islamist attacks never cease in Bangladesh. Now, a Hindu temple came under attack at Shobharampur in the Faridpur district of Bangladesh. The incident happened on the 7th of February evening around 5.30 PM. As per the received information, an Islamist entered inside the temple complex as a visitor. He first started to use abusive language …

Bangladesh: A Kali Mata temple is vandalised in Laxmipur

Attacks on the Hindu temples are continuing in Bangladesh. Now, a Hindu temple in Laxmipur district has been vandalised. The Police have launched an investigation. As of now, no one has been arrested. As per the information, the Kali Mata temple is situated in the Raypur Municipal area of Laxmipur district. The temple is a …

Bangladesh: Islamist Raju Miyan trapped and then abducted a Hindu girl in Dinajpur

Another case of abduction of a Hindu girl has surfaced from the Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.  As per the information, an Islamist, Raju Miyan, abducted a Hindu girl from Bochaganj in the Dinajpur district. Although the girl’s father has filed a complaint at Bochaganj Police Station, the Police is yet to recover the girl. As …

Bangladesh: The Police arrested Madrasa teacher Saiful Islam for sodomising four minor boys

On the 25th of January night, the Police arrested a Madrasa teacher for raping four minor boys inside the Madrasa. The arrested teacher has been identified as Saiful Islam(35). Saiful Islam is a teacher of the Al-Faruq Islamic Academy, situated in Chatkhil Upazila of Noakhali district.  After receiving multiple complaints from the parents, the Police …

Bangladesh: ‘We want justice’, Hindu minorities are protesting in Madaripur against the ongoing persecution

In a vital development, the Hindu minority community in Madaripur staged a protest rally on 24th January. They demanded immediate action from the government against injustice. Holding placards and banners, Hindu minorities in large numbers rallied in Kalkini Upazila of the district. They raised slogans against the continuous torture by the Islamists. Large numbers of …

Bangladesh: Islamists attacked the Kirtan programme in Tangail, several injured

On the evening of the 19th of January, Islamists attacked a ‘Kirtan’ programme in the Tangail district. Several Hindu minorities got injured, and several houses belonging to the Hindu minority community were also vandalised.  The incident happened in the Poyla village under the Gharinda Union of Tangail district.  Yesterday night, after the Harinama Kirtan programme, …

বাংলাদেশের অপর্ণা ‘শক্তিপীঠ’ মন্দিরের শতশত একর ভূমি বেদখল

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Bangladesh: Hindu persecution continues, Jhantu Mondal faced brutal torture in Madaripur

After election results, persecution of Hindu minorities is happening regularly. A fresh case has come from Madaripur in Bangladesh.  On the 13th of January, Islamists brutally tortured a Hindu farmer Jhantu Mondal. He was beaten mercilessly, and his home was ransacked and looted. Torture was so brutal that his hands and legs were broken. He …