While Hindus across Bangladesh are being attacked, their houses being plundered, and temples being vandalised, Al Jazeera attempted to whitewash the communal angle in the ongoing anti-Hindu pogrom by claiming that only those Hindus associated with Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League are being targeted.
OpIndia has documented cases of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh by Islamists masquerading as 'pro-demcoracy, anti-quota and anti-government' protestors.
An Agartala resident claimed that his extended family in Bangladesh used the knives used for animal sacrifice to Goddess Kali to counter attack Muslim attackers
Bangladeshi journalist Sajen Shamsuddoza watered down the attacks on Hindus and claimed those took place to “malign the achievements of the student-led movement”.
Taking to X, Meenakshi Ganguly wrote, “In #Bangladesh, musician Rahul Ananda's house burned in an ugly spree of attacks on Hindu minorities because they traditionally supported Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party. Authorities should ensure rule of law, identify & prosecute perpetrators.”