Minority Rights

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 …

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 …

THE RANGPUR MURDERS: HOW THE TARGETING OF ANOTHER HINDU WOMAN BY RANGPUR COMMISSIONER ABDUL MABUD, ACCUSED OF JMB AFFILIATIONS, ENTANGLED THE CHAKRABORTY FAMILY IN A DEADLY WEB AND HOW TWO HINDU BOYS WERE MADE CONVENIENT SCAPEGOATS

A Hindu Voice Investigative Report THE RANGPUR MURDERS: FOUR LIVES, ONE OFFICIAL NARRATIVE, AND A CASE FULL OF QUESTIONS Ganapati Chakraborty, a 65-year-old retired teacher of Rangpur Zilla School who also practised homeopathy, was murdered alongside his 50-year-old wife Pritilata Chakraborty on 20th August, 2026. Their daughter Agami , who had recently completed her master’s …

Nayan Sadhu Murder Case: Cox’s Bazar Puja Udjapan Parishad Condemns Threats to Journalist

COX’S BAZAR — August 15, 2026: The Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad, Cox’s Bazar District Branch, has expressed profound concern and outrage over threats allegedly issued against local leader and journalist Antar De Bishal, following his investigative reporting on the murder of ascetic Nayan Sadhu in Khurushkul. The Parishad welcomed the arrest of a suspect nearly …

MEGHALAYA: HOW IDENTITY POLITICS, RESERVATION AND CHURCH INFLUENCE TURNED A MODEL OF INDIGENOUS PROTECTION INTO A WARNING TALE

65,000 HINDUS DISPLACED AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NON-TRIBAL CITIZENS FACING SYSTEMIC ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION 1. Violence, Identity Politics and the Normalisation of Exclusion  The latest violence directed against ethnic Assamese and Bengali residents and workers in Shillong on 19 August, following a rally organised by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), marks another grave …

Bangladesh’s Hindus Risk Their Lives for Dharma and Dignity While Their Self-Proclaimed Defenders Remain Silent

The Battle Over a Murti: Extremist Mobilisation and the Future of Bangladesh’s Hindus At stake in the battle over the largest murti of Prabhu Shri Ram in Bangladesh is far more than the future of a single religious monument. The controversy has become a test of whether Bangladesh’s Hindu minority can openly practice and publicly …