Hindu minorities

Bangladesh: Muslim teacher beats up Hindu woman teacher in Jhenaidah

Hindu minorities of Bangladesh are not safe. A Muslim teacher beat up a female teacher in a school in the Jhenaidah district of Bangladesh.  The teacher, Pubali Mitra, belongs to the Hindu minority community. She is an assistant teacher at Alampur Dakshin Para Adarsha Primary School.  The woman teacher alleged that Humayun Kabir, another assistant …

Pakistan: Hindu school principal arrested & jailed in 2019 for alleged ‘blasphemy’ of Islam cleared of the charges by Sindh HC

© Vishnu The recent acquittal of Notan Lal, a Hindu school principal in Pakistan, by the Sindh High Court marks a significant moment of justice in a case marred by religious intolerance and baseless accusations. In 2019, Notan Lal was arrested and jailed on charges of blasphemy after allegedly reprimanding an Islamic student for neglecting his Urdu …

Bangladesh: A woman pujari of the temple is allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Gopalganj

Attack on the Hindu minorities of Bangladesh continues. This time, shocking news of the alleged gang-rape and murder of a woman Pujari of a temple has been coming from the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh.  The Pujari has been identified as Ashalata Biswas alias Hasi(70). She was the Pujari of the Vishwabandhu Sevashram Mandir. The Sevashram …

বাংলাদেশ: মন্দিরের পুজারীকে গণধর্ষণ করে খুন, তদন্তে পুলিশ

বাংলাদেশের সংখ্যালঘু হিন্দু সম্প্রদায়ের উপরে নির্যাতন অব্যাহত। মন্দিরে হামলা, খুন ও ধর্ষণ যেনো নিত্যদিনের ঘটনা হয়ে দাঁড়িয়েছে। এবার এক মহিলা পূজারিকে গণধর্ষণ করে খুন করার ঘটনা ঘটলো গোপালগঞ্জ জেলায়। জানা গিয়েছে, গোপালগঞ্জ জেলার দুর্গাপুর ইউনিয়নের অন্তর্গত মালিপাতা গ্রামে ‘বিশ্ববন্ধু সেবাশ্রম মন্দির’ নামে একটি আশ্রম রয়েছে। সেই আশ্রমের মন্দিরের পূজারী ছিলেন আশালতা বিশ্বাস(৭০) ওরফে হাসি। তিনি …

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 …