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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. [172] [173]
A group of mob set fire to around a dozen Hindu-owned houses in Rangpur's Pirganj Upazila on 17 October after an alleged post by a local Hindu boy on Kaaba went viral. [20] Local Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders instigated the mob alleging that the post demeaned the holy place vandalized the houses, set fire, and obstructed fire-fighters to ...
Hindus are one of the minorities, and Hazari Goli, the place of occurrence, is historically a Hindu-dominated area. As of 2011, Chattogram's population was 86.74% Muslim and 11.64% Hindu. [4] In late October, the Hindu community held a rally at Laldighi Maidan in Chattogram with eight-point demands.
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 Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) said 200-300 mainly Hindu homes and businesses had been vandalised since Monday, and 15-20 Hindu temples damaged.
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.
Chittagong, similar to other cities in Bangladesh, has a predominantly Muslim population, with 87.96% identifying as Muslim and 10.30% as Hindu, according to the 2022 Bangladeshi census. Hazari Lane, the location of the incident, is a historically Hindu-majority area and hosts approximately 150 Hindu jewellery traders at Mia Shopping Center. [1]
A court in Bangladesh has denied bail to a prominent monk who had been leading rallies demanding security for the minority Hindu community in the South Asian country.. Chinmoy Krishna Das, the ...