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By Tanmay Majumdar, General Secretary, Bogura Majumdarpara Temple Committee Durga Puja is a celebration of faith, dignity and the triumph of good over evil. Yet, for us, preparing for Durga Puja has become a fearful exercise. By 9th October, our arrangements were nearly complete. Alarmed by repeated attacks on Durga idols across Bangladesh, we began …
Local businessman Suprabhat Modak was found burned and bearing numerous deep injuries in a turmeric field behind his home in the Aminpur area of Sujanagar Upazila on the morning of 6th October. Modak, reported to be in his mid-to-late 30s, ran the Dadabhai Hotel, a sweets and food business at Kashinathpur Bazar. According to police …
Subrata Babu, owner of Subrata Dahi Mishti Bhandar in Ward No. 15 under Fulhari Union of Jhenaidah District and his nearly 100-year-old mother were assaulted following a dispute over unpaid sweets and curd. Subrata states that several people had previously taken curd from his shop by force without paying. When the same individuals had returned …
Insaf Kayemkari Chhatra Sramik Janata’s 8-Point Charter Seeks a Ban on Idol Immersion, the Removal of Puja Mandaps From Public View, Limits on the Number, Size and Height of Durga Pratimas, an End to Government-Funded Food for Impoverished Hindus, No Public Holidays for Puja and Compulsory Political Protests by Hindu Puja Committees Over Perceived Persecution …
A Community That Was There Since Independence Locally referred to as “Zokhwa” or “Zo Chaw Chuah”, Buddhist Mogs have been residing in the Lai Autonomous District Council (LADC) region of southern Mizoram since at least the 1940s. According to the latest available village register, 2,211 Mog Buddhists live across ten recognised villages in the LADC …
A plastic drum drifting beneath a sluice gate has revealed a killing that has left behind a trail of disturbing questions. Residents near the Begunbari sluice gate in Mymensingh noticed a suspicious plastic drum floating in the canal on the morning of 23rd September. When police arrived and opened it, they found a sack-wrapped, badly decomposed …
“They abuse us every day. Whenever we try to go near our home or factory, they chase us away with weapons. They tell us to leave Bangladesh and go to India. Where shall we go? What shall we do ?” – Wife of Businessman Nilkantha Mondal For the Mondal family, home is no longer a …
On the evening of September 18, Hindu youth Partha was lured into a deadly ambush and repeatedly stabbed by unidentified assailants. According to his elder brother Shuvo, the attack was a pre-planned assault. He claims the attackers summoned Partha from his home in Nabiganj before ambushing him. Partha sustained severe abdominal injuries and is currently …
The family of Anil Baral from Sriramkathi Union under Pirojpur District of Bangladesh has been facing a sustained campaign of intimidation, property encroachment and violence. According to the family, staying in their home has become a source of daily fear. A Family Driven Into Hiding According to the victim’s family, trees on Anil Baral’s property …
68-year-old Hindu widow Pranati Rani Das has accused Sohail Azad of setting fire to her home while she was sleeping inside at approximately 2:30 a.m. on September 18 in the Mithachhara area of Mirsarai under Chattogram. According to Pranati Rani, the blaze reduced her house and all her belongings to ashes, leaving her facing the …
