Human Rights

Targeted for Identity, Broken by Brutality: Hindu Widow Gang-Raped, Tied to a Tree and had her Hair Forcibly Chopped by Shahin and Hasan in Jhenaidah District of Bangladesh

A horrific crime in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj municipality has laid bare the brutal vulnerability of women and the chilling impunity enjoyed by perpetrators when power, greed, and misogyny intersect. Approximately two and a half years ago, a Hindu widow from Kheda Para village in Kaliganj upazila legally purchased a two-storey house and three decimals of land …

“ISKCON Devotee”, “Indian Agent”: Jamaat-e-Islami Cadres Surround Kurigram -3 DC Annapura Debnath, threatens her with severe consequences

When Law Is Branded as Treason On January 3, a scene unfolded in Kurigram-3 that should alarm every defender of democracy and the rule of law. Jamaat-e-Islami cadres surrounded the office of the Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Annapurna Debnath with the sole intention of intimidating a constitutional authority into submission. Their slogans were not …

Days After Dipu Chandra Das, the Arrest of Joy Sarkar in Faridpur on fabricated blasphemy charges exposes a Chilling Climate of Fear

Police have arrested a 22-year-old Hindu youth, Joy Sarkar, from Ward Number 11, Alipur, in the Faridpur District of Bangladesh over allegations of posting “religiously offensive” comments on social media. The arrest, carried out late on 26th December 2025, took place amid rapidly escalating tensions online and on the streets. What makes the incident impossible …

A Pre-Planned Inferno: Nine Hindus Escape Deadly Arson Attack in Bangladesh, Left Destitute as the State Offers No Relief

At around 3 a.m. on December 20, 2025, as West Banik Para in Ward No. 5 of Rauzan Upazila, Chattagram District slept, an attack unfolded behind closed doors. The homes of Anil Shil and Sukha Shil were locked from the outside. Clothes soaked in kerosene were placed against the walls and roof. Moments later, both …

Kolkata Police harass and book Elderly Hindu Woman under Non-Bailable Charges for Her Son’s Posts exposing atrocities against Hindus and policy failures of State Government

In the increasingly silenced political landscape of West Bengal, one citizen’s voice has drawn the wrath of power. Bhairav (name changed for privacy) is a resident of West Bengal who has been documenting the rising tide of crimes and atrocities against Hindus in West Bengal and Bangladesh on X (@BhairavVaam). His sharply worded posts have …