US EditionBangladesh Says Most Incidents Involving Minorities in 2025 Were Non-Communal
A government review found 645 minority-related incidents in 2025 with only 71 involving communal motives; most stemmed from criminal or social disputes, officials said.
- On Monday, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus' Press Wing said a yearlong review found 645 incidents in 2025, with most driven by criminal or social factors, not communal hostility, days after India pressed Dhaka on January 9.
- Officials said the report attributes 574 incidents to criminal or social disputes, including theft , neighbourhood disputes , and land conflicts , aiming to provide an evidence-based picture.
- Law-Enforcement tallies indicate police registered 390 cases, filed 154 unnatural death reports, made 498 arrests, and identified 71 incidents with communal elements, including temple vandalism , arson , murder , theft , and 23 other incidents.
- BHBCUC leader Kajal Debnath said `If the government thinks these are not communal incidents, the question then is whether anyone can take the law into their own hands` and warned rising violence threatens minority communities.
- With parliamentary polls set for February 12, the forum alleged violence aims to prevent minority voters from casting votes for candidates of their choice.
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2025 Minority Incidents in Bangladesh Non-communal: Yunus
The statement came days after India, on January 9, pressed Dhaka to \"swiftly and firmly\" deal with attacks on minorities in Bangladesh and described as \"troubling\" the attempts to attribute the incidents to extraneous reasons
Bangladesh says most incidents involving minorities in 2025 were non-communal
The statement issued by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Press Wing came days after India, on January 9, pressed Dhaka to “swiftly and firmly” deal with attacks on minorities in Bangladesh and described as “troubling” the attempts to attribute the incidents to extraneous reasons
Yunus govt says out of 645 minority-related incidents in 2025, only 71 were communal – The Indian Awaaz
Last Updated on January 19, 2026 11:15 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel peace prize laureate Muhammad Yunus on Monday said that of 645 incidents involving minority communities recorded between January and December 2025, only 71 were communal in nature, citing official police data. According to a Facebook post by the Chief Adviser’s office, the communal incidents included 38 cases of temple …
Attacks on minorities “non-communal, criminal in nature”: Bangladesh
Amid brutal murders of Hindus in Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has issued a statement saying majority of such incidents in 2025 were “criminal in nature” and not driven by communal motives. The statement issued by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus’ Press Wing came days after India, on January 9 asked Bangladesh to “swiftly and firmly” deal with attacks on minorities. Citing official police records throughout 2025, the interim …
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