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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. [204] [205]
The Bangladesh government deployed the paramilitary BGB forces in 22 of the 64 administrative districts of Bangladesh to quell violence against the Hindu community. Police have arrested at least 450 people over the clashes and attacks.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported that from August 4 to August 20, a total of 2,010 incidents (including 69 temples) of communal violence took place across the country within this 16-day period. Among the incidents, 157 families had their homes ransacked, looted, and set on fire, with their businesses also being ...
Hindus, who make up about 8% of Bangladesh's population of 170 million, have traditionally supported Hasina's Awami League party, which sparked people's anger after violent clashes between anti ...
The report gave Bangladesh's war crimes trial as the "context" to the violence against the Hindus. [ 78 ] [ 79 ] At the House of Lords in the British Parliament, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi condemned the attacks on minorities and their places of worship in Bangladesh.
Clashes break out in country over arrest of prominant Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das
In the week since Hasina was ousted on Aug. 5, there have been at least 200 attacks against Hindus and other religious minorities across 52 districts, according to the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist ...
Two members of the Hindu community were killed in the violence, and a total of 912 attacks were documented. Of these, in at least 506 cases, the victims were affiliated with Awami League. [ 146 ] The Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported that from August 4 to August 20, a total of 2,010 incidents (including 69 temples) of attacks on ...