Hindu minorities

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: 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: ‘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, …

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 …

Bangladesh: Islamists attacked the Hindu temple in Thakurgaon and burnt the Murti after vandalism

Attacks on Hindu temples continue in Bangladesh. Even after the election, the cases of atrocities and attacks didn’t stop. A fresh case of an attack on a Hindu temple has been coming from the Thakurgaon district.  As per the reports, on the night of the 9th of January, a gang of Islamists attacked a Kali …

Hindu minorities are under attack in several parts of Bangladesh, allegations against the ruling party Awami League

Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League has won the recent parliamentary elections amid boycott calls from the opposition parties. But, still, Hindu minorities are not safe in the country. The Hindu minorities faced attacks in different parts of the country soon after the results came out. And in most cases, allegations are against the workers and leaders …

বাংলাদেশ: নির্বাচন পরবর্তী হিংসায় ঝিনাইদহে খুন হলেন আওয়ামী লীগের হিন্দু নেতা

বিপুল আসনে জয়লাভ করে পঞ্চম বারের মতো প্রধানমন্ত্রী হয়েছেন শেখ হাসিনা। নিজেকে হিন্দু স্বার্থরক্ষাকারী হিসেবে বিশ্বের সামনে তুলে ধরলেও হিন্দু সংখ্যালঘুদের নিরাপত্তা দিতে ব্যর্থ হয়েছে আওয়ামী লীগ সরকার। কিন্তু তারপরেও আওয়ামী লীগের প্রতি সমর্থন কমেনি দেশের হিন্দু সংখ্যালঘুদের। কিন্তু এবারের নির্বাচনের পরেই দেশজুড়ে হিন্দুদের উপরে হামলার ঘটনা ঘটে চলেছে। আর তারই মাঝে ঝিনাইদহে খুন হলেন …

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