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Experts attribute this heightened involvement to the significant presence of young female university and high-school students. [195] Notably, two prominent figures in the Anti-discrimination Students Movement , Nusrat Tabassum, serving as a coordinator, and Umama Fatema, acting as the organization’s spokesperson were also women.
Outside of that, 22 houses of worship came under attack. [88] 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 ...
The attackers looted weapons, ammunition, and food supplies while causing extensive damage to the facility. Several prison guards were killed during the attack, and the attackers fled with the escaped prisoners. [346] Bangladesh's economy suffered losses of over $1.2 billion as a result of the nationwide curfew and protests.
(Reuters) -Bangladesh is on the boil again with close to 100 people killed on Sunday as protesters, calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation, clashed with security forces and ...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, who visited Bangladesh in October 2024, also raised concerns about attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. [6] After that rally at Laldighi Maidan, Mahmudur Rahman , the Chief editor of Dainik Amar Desh , gave an anti-ISKCON speech in an event:
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.
On 2 December 2024, at around 2 p.m. IST, members of the organisation appeared at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala and entered its premises, chanting Jai Shri Ram. [9] The attackers "took down the Bangladesh flag, set it on fire, and caused some vandalism inside the building". [2]
The Dogra Hindus of Jammu were originally organised under the banner of All Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Hindu Sabha, with Prem Nath Dogra as a leading member. [182] In 1942, Balraj Madhok arrived in the state as a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He established branches of the RSS in Jammu and later in the Kashmir Valley.