Religious Freedom

Sharif, Arif and Three Others “Allegedly” Gang-Rape Hindu Mother While Holding her Minor Son Hostage, Record Assault for Blackmail After Ransacking and Looting

A deeply disturbing allegation of armed assault, gang rape, looting and intimidation has emerged from Gafargaon in Mymensingh District, where a ninth-grade student was allegedly held hostage at the point of a weapon while his mother was sexually assaulted by a group of youths. The incident had reportedly occurred at around 8 p.m. on September …

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 …

‘Leave Hindu Deities and Convert for Health, Wealth, Prosperity’: Shantipur Erupts Over Poster Offering Miracles and Material Gain for Embracing Christianity, Police Complaint Filed

A poster promising freedom from illness, financial prosperity and a better life in exchange for embracing Christianity has triggered controversy in Shantipur of Nadia District, prompting a complaint at the local police station. The poster near New Laxmi Club in Baganchra under Shantipur police station, has raised serious concerns over attempts to exploit people’s vulnerabilities …

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 …

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 …

Lucknow-Based AIMPLB Spokesperson Attends Chattagram Conference as Chief Guest Alongside Lashkar-e-Taiba and Al-Qaeda-Linked Islamists, Where Strategies for Islamisation, War Against India and the Cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus Were Discussed

A six-hour-long Dawah Conference was held at the Engineers’ Institute in Chattogram of Bangladesh on 26th July with the stated aim of increasing coordination and spreading Islamic awareness across the Indian subcontinent.   Among its most prominent participants was Maulana Khalilur Rahman Sajjad Nomani, spokesperson and senior member of the All India Muslim Personal Law …