US EditionBangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and a national election nears
Over 2,000 communal violence incidents against Hindus have been documented since August 2024 as Islamist parties mobilize before Bangladesh’s Feb. 12 election.
- Across Bangladesh, Hindu communities are experiencing increased violence, with over 2,000 incidents documented since August 2024, including 61 killings and attacks on places of worship.
- Many Hindus fear further attacks as they are perceived as supporters of the exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose party is barred from the upcoming elections.
- The resurgence of the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and its attempts to recast its image have raised concerns about the rights of religious minorities in Bangladesh.
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Minority communities in Bangladesh express concern over national elections
DHAKA – Christians and other minority communities are in fear over the upcoming national elections in Bangladesh, and they are even hesitant to vote in Muslim-majority south Asian nation. On Jan. 29, leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, an umbrella organization of minority communities, announced this concern and security assurance through a press conference at the National Press Club in the capital, Dhaka. On Feb. 12…
Bangladesh's Hindu minority in fear as attacks rise and national election nears
DHAKA, Feb 5 : Dipu Chandra Das, a 27-year-old Hindu garment worker, was accused in December by several Muslim colleagues of making derogatory remarks about the Prophet Muhammad. The accusations drew a violent mob to his workplace. He was beaten to death, his body hung from a tree and set on fire. Across Bangladesh, Hindus watched the recorded images on their phones with dread. Protests erupted in Dhaka and other cities, with demonstrators deman…
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