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.
Journalist Saugata Bose stated, "We don't know if there was just one attacker or multiple. This wasn’t a theft. Besides, nothing has been stolen. This must have been an attack for some other reason."
The local police were informed that a man was being beaten in the parking lot of Lalkhan Bazar Amin Center. On learning about the matter, the cops reached the spot and rescued Pranta Talukder
Gani was forced to retire from public administration ministry in 2013 after serving as an officer on special duty (OSD) for almost 4 years. Interestingly, the members of the HuT have since 2013 become more active, planning terror attacks that have killed dozens of people.
OHCHR stated that its 'impartial investigation' is limited to the anti-Hasina protests and the 'human rights violations' occurring in the context of it between 1st July and 15th August.
In visuals that have now surfaced on social media, it could be seen that the accused beheaded the Hindu deities. The idols were being prepared for the upcoming Hindu festival inside the premises of a temple.
As per the report, around 54 journalists lost their lives in the year 2024 among whom 2 were women. Of these 54, around 16 breathed their last in Palestine, 7 in Pakistan, 5 in Bangladesh, 5 in Mexico, and 4 in Sudan. Further, it said that over half of the journalists died while reporting facts from the conflict zone.
"A total of 88 cases have been filed in incidents related to minorities from August 5 to October 2. The number of cases and arrests is likely to increase as new incidents of violence have also been reported in (northeastern Sunamganj, (central) Gazipur, and other areas," the interim government told the reporters.