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The violence against Hindus in Bangladesh is horrific. They are being killed and their houses and temples burnt by barbaric Islamic mobs. This must be stopped immediately! Israeli ambassador to India Naor Gilon has expressed concern over reports of atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh. [215] [216]
A Hindu Idol at Dhaka College hostel was destroyed. [75] The house of the President of Mohanpur Upazila Puja Udyapan Parishad Suranjit Sarkar was vandalized following which he fled to India. [76] A house of a Hindu shopkeeper was vandalized in Hatra village. [76] A Hindu councillor, Kajal Roy, from Rangpur was killed in the violent protest. [77]
Hindus, who make up 8% of the population and are the largest minority group, “are shivering,” said Kajal Debnath, a vice president of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.
But since her removal from office, India has repeatedly raised concerns about the safety of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, a claim Bangladesh denies. Hindus are the largest minority in Muslim ...
A school teacher was killed and at least 45 people injured as homes, businesses, and temples of Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh were targeted following Hasina's resignation on Monday.
Hindus are one of the minorities, and Hazari Lane, the place of occurrence, is historically a Hindu-dominated area. [1] As of 2011, Chittagong's population was 86.74% Muslim and 11.64% Hindu. [6] In late October, the Hindu community held a rally at Laldighi Maidan in Chittagong with eight-point demands.
The weeklong celebration that ends in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh on Sunday with immersions of the Hindu Goddess has strained the Hindu community with reports of vandalism, violence and intimidation in parts of Bangladesh, which has seen harassment and attacks on Hindus, who make up about 8% of the country's nearly 170 million people, or ...
Hindus make up 7.9% of Bangladesh's 165 million population. [4] Bangladesh's Hindu minority was preparing for the largest religious festival of the Hindu community in the second week of October 2021. Like every year, makeshift arrangements to offer worship were set up across the country.