Hindus in Bangladesh

The demonstrators in Paris asked the interim Bangladesh govt to punish the culprits and provide appropriate compensation to the minority Hindu victims.

The embassy had intiially warned US citizens about Bangladesh's deteriorating law and order situation amid the formation of a new interim government under US asset Muhammad Yunus.

During the Islamist onslaught on Bangladeshi Hindus in October 2021, Basherkella resorted to vicious victim-blaming. It openly peddled fake news to give a clean chit to Muslim mobs, which set fire to Hindu houses in Rangpur.

Hindus in Bangladesh came out in large numbers in various cities in Bangladesh protesting against the attack on Hindus and temples by Muslims after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government.

Religious minorities, who are terrorised by BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami, cannot seek help from the police as the latter is now dependent on these Islamic extremists for protection.

On the 4th of August, the signs that the Bangladesh violence was morphing into a targeted onslaught against Hindus

"The committee will maintain communication channels with their counterpart authorities in Bangladesh to ensure the safety and security of Indian nationals, Hindus, and other minority communities living there," Amit Shah emphasised.

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.

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.”