Human Rights

Anil Baral and Family Driven Into Hiding as Alleged Land Grabbers Threaten Their Lives Claiming Affiliation With Both BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami

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 Accuses Sohail Azad of Burning Down Her Ancestral Home, Leaving Her Penniless and Homeless Amid Alleged Police Inaction in Mirsarai of Chattogram

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 …

BNP Politician Farid Uddin Gazi Threatens to Burn Hindu Candidate Gobinda Chandra Mondal Alive Over His Election Candidacy and a Jizya-Like BDT 5 Million Extortion Demand

A chilling death threat against a Hindu businessman in Bauphal under Patuakhali District, has sparked grave concerns over minority security, political intimidation, and the erosion of democratic rights in Bangladesh. Gobinda Chandra Mondal, a Hindu community representative and Dhaka-based real-estate businessman, has faced repeated threats since announcing his candidacy for the upcoming Bauphal Sadar Union …

22-Year-Old Hindu Youth Debashish Roy Detained on Alleged Blasphemy Charges Amid Mounting Pressure from Bangladesh’s Muslim Tawhid Janata

A 22-year-old Hindu youth, Debashish Roy of Nilphamari, has been detained by police in Rangpur over allegations that he posted derogatory remarks targeting Islam on social media. The detention came amid growing public pressure for punishment. Following Friday prayers on September 11, demonstrators under the banner of the local Muslim Tawhid Janata marched and held …

Six Hindus Detained at Satkhira Border While Attempting to Flee Bangladesh in Search of Safety and a Place to Call Home

A disturbing incident in Bangladesh’s Satkhira district has raised fresh questions about the security and freedom of movement of Hindu citizens allegedly driven to the brink by fear and insecurity. Six people from Gopalganj’s Kotalipara area, including a woman and her family members, were detained by local residents at Nalta Bazar in Kaliganj Upazila late …

Fake Facebook Account Using Police Officer Biswajit Roy’s Identity Sparks Fresh Alarm Over Weaponisation of Blasphemy Allegations Against Bangladesh’s Religious Minorities

A disturbing case of digital identity theft has emerged in Bangladesh after a fake Facebook account was created using the name and photograph of a serving Tourist Police officer and used to publish allegedly “derogatory” content concerning Islam and Muhammad. On September 7, Officer Bishwajit Roy filed a General Diary (GD) at Gowainghat Police Station …

Silenced by the Mob, Questioned by No One: A Centuries-Old Hindu Tradition Halted in Daulatpur as Officials Merely Ask, “Why?”

A centuries-old Hindu religious and cultural tradition was forced to fall silent in Daulatpur on the sacred occasion of Janmashtami, reemphasizing persistent questions about the safety and freedom of religious minorities in Bangladesh. Paddopuran Gaan, also known as Manashamangal Gaan, is a deeply rooted form of Hindu devotional folk theatre practised across large parts of …

A Ransom Call and a Body in Pieces: Samaul Haque, Jani Sheikh and Tajkira Bibi Arrested on Charges of Murdering and Dismembering Sujit Mondal in Murshidabad

A missing-person complaint in Murshidabad has unravelled into a chilling murder investigation involving an alleged financial dispute, a staged ransom call and the grisly dismemberment of a 36-year-old man. Sujit Mondal, a bidi worker and known BJP supporter from Ward 13 of Dhulian Municipality, disappeared on August 28. His family filed a missing-person diary roughly …

The Rangpur Murders: Negative Dope Tests of Siddhartha and Mugdha Shatter the Drug Narrative as Veteran Journalist Toufik Maruf Exposes Abdul Mabud’s Misconduct during Haiti UN Mission and Alleged JMB Links

The latest development in the Rangpur quadruple murder case should force Bangladesh’s authorities to confront questions they may have preferred to avoid. Drug tests conducted on Siddhartha Das and Mugdha Das have found no traces of drugs. Their urine samples were collected at Rangpur Central Jail on August 30 and tested at Rangpur Medical College …

Minor Sourabh Chandra Roy Dragged Into Mosque and Brutally Beaten Over Alleged Theft Charge in Kaliganj, Police Accused of Shielding Key Perpetrators as Journalist Faces Backlash for Exposing Assault

On 27th August, minor Sourabh Chandra Roy was allegedly dragged inside the Chaparhat Al-Hera Jame Masjid in Kaliganj under Lalmonirhat District of Bangladesh after being accused of theft, a charge his family, local residents and local journalist Assaduzzaman Sazu describe as fabricated. Sourabh was tied up and beaten before being untied, dragged to the mosque …