Hindu Persecution

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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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© শিতাংশু গুহ বছরের প্রথম দিন, ১লা জানুয়ারী ২০২৪, সবাইকে শুভেচ্ছা, স্বাগতম। নুতন বছরে ভালো থাকুন, সুস্থ থাকুন। এ আনন্দের দিনে আমায় লিখতে হচ্ছে, সীতাকুণ্ডের চন্দ্রনাথ মন্দির নিয়ে। এটাই কপাল। নির্বাচন নিয়ে তো লিখেই যাচ্ছি, কি লাভ? প্লেটো বলেছিলেন, ‘যেমন নাগরিক, তেমন রাষ্ট্র’। আমি লিখলাম, ‘যেমন গণতন্ত্র, তেমন ভোট’। না, এ লেখাটি নির্বাচন নিয়ে নয়, …

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Attacks on Hindu minorities continue in Bangladesh. This time, Islamists attacked Hindu pilgrims on their way to the famous Shaktipeeth Chandranath Temple. At least 10 Hindu pilgrims were injured in the attack.  The Shaktipeeth Chandranath Temple is situated in the hill areas of Sitakund of Chattragram district. Every year, Hindu pilgrims visit the temple after …

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© Salah Uddin Shoaib Chowdhury Pro-Pakistan and ultra-Islamist Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has turned violently angry at India for not withdrawing its support from Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and ruling Awami League. According to media reports, BNP has decided to reevaluate its relationship with India as the neighboring country is openly supporting ruling Awami League …

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© Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury After 9-month’s bloody war, where three million Bengalis were butchered and 400,000 girls and women raped by the Pakistani occupation forces, on December 16, 1971, Bangladesh was born with the firm determination of being a secular country. But unfortunately, during the last 52 years, Bangladesh has been gradually slipping towards …

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Amid ongoing Hindu persecution in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Islamists are now trying to infiltrate the sacred Hindu pilgrimage site, the Chandranath Temple. Islamists allegedly are coming to the holy site, chanting Islamic slogans like ‘Allahu akbar’ and other slogans, resulting in terrorising Hindu pilgrims. The Chandranath Temple is situated in the Chattagram Hill Tracks area and …

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