Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence

The attack was carried out by extremists, who came to the temple in a white car at about 3:45 am on Thursday .Thereafter, they vandalised the idols of the Hindu deities and fled the scene.

Mirajuddin was previously involved in the destruction of the idol of Saraswati idol at the Faridpur ISKCON temple in February last year. Despite his arrest at that time, he was released on grounds of 'mental unstability.'

The victims were identified as Rubel Rudra (42), Keshab Mitra Das (43) and Samir Das (45). While Samir and Rubel run laundry shops, Keshab is a priest at a Hindu temple.

The incident occurred when Arnab was drinking tea on his motorcycle near a tea stall. At that time, a group of bike-born extremists opened fire at the Hindu student and fled the crime scene. Arnab suffered a bullet injury to his head.

Islamists attacked a Durga temple and Shitala temple on Tuesday in Kashiani of Gopalganj in Bangladesh and set them on fire

Rupa Huq visited Dhaka as a guest of honour of a trade delegation organised by the UK Bangladesh Catalysts of Commerce and Industry (UKBCCI) in January 2025.

Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina fled her country on Aug 5 last year minutes before violent protesters stormed her residence.

Bonamali told Sahar Zand that attacks on the Hindu community take place daily, accounting for up to 8-9 cases each week in Northern Bangladesh alone.

According to Bangladeshi authorities, only 1.59% of the 1,415 investigated incidents of violence against Hindus and other minorities occurred due to communal reasons.

Hindu youth Sudeb Halder, son of Subrata Halder of Betora village in Sadar upazila, was found hacked to death in Bangladesh