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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.
The UK Parliament had a discussion and raised concerns over the violence against the Hindu minority in Bangladesh and the arrest of Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das. Conservative MP Priti Patel and Labour MP Barry Gardiner highlighted attacks on Hindu temples and called for action to address the escalating tensions.
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council estimates at least 52 of the country's 64 districts have been impacted by communal violence since Aug. 5 and has sought the help of Muhammad Yunus ...
A Hindu goldsmith in the Narsingdi area, about an hour from Dhaka, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, said two youths demanded protection money of 1 million Bangladesh taka ...
The violence also affected the religious minority communities. According to the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, there have been over 2,010 attacks on Hindus or their properties spread over 45 districts and 5 Hindus have been killed in these attacks, 2 have been confirmed as Awami League members.
Arobinda Mohalder, who is part of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, had just learned that a Hindu official working for the Awami League party in the country's Khulna district escaped after an angry mob set his home on fire. Mohalder and his wife quickly packed clothes and passports as they fled their home to stay with a relative nearby.
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council also known as the Bangladesh Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikyo Parishod (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ হিন্দু বৌদ্ধ খ্রিষ্টান ঐক্য পরিষদ) is a non-profitable organization established to protect the human rights of the religious and ethnic minorities of Bangladesh. [1]
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, an umbrella organization of the country's minority groups, denounced the arrest of Prabhu in a statement and demanded his release. India's Ministry of External Affairs expressed “deep concern” in a statement on Tuesday.