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 …
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 …
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 …
Attacks on the minorities are continuing in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. This time, unknown miscreants targeted a Buddhist temple in Rangunia of Chattagram district. As per the received information, on the night of the 7th of January, unknown miscreants set ablaze the famous Buddhist temple and monastery situated in Rangunia. Due to the fire, parts of the …
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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 …
© 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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© শ্রী অনিমিত্র চক্রবর্তী নিঃসন্দেহে, কবি নজরুল ইসলামের নব কলেবরে উত্থান ঘটেছে সম্প্রতি। তাঁর চির বৈরী, মাত্র কিছুদিন পূর্বেও তাঁকে প্রথম ঘোষিত ‘লাভ জেহাদি’ আখ্যা দেওয়া হিন্দু জাতীয়তাবাদীদের একাংশের মধ্যেও তাঁর প্রতি সপ্রশংস মনোভাব প্রত্যক্ষ হচ্ছে। এতে আশ্চর্যের কিছু নেই; ব্যক্তিগত চিন্তাকে জনসমক্ষে প্রকাশ করার মৌলিক অধিকার রয়েছে ভারতবর্ষের একজন প্রাপ্তবয়স্ক নাগরিকের কাছে। তাতে ক্ষেদ …
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 …
Amid continuous attacks on dharmic places of Hindu minority community, a case of religious discrimination has been reported from Chattagram town of Bangladesh. Hindu students should not be given admission in the school, demanded a joint protest committee of muslim students and guardians. Government Muslim Higher Secondary School is situated in the Chattagram town of Bangladesh. …