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The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported that from 4 August to 20 August, a total of 2,010 incidents (including 69 temples) of attacks on minorities took place across the country within this 16-day period. Among the incidents, homes of 157 families were attacked, looted, vandalised and set on fire while some of their ...
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.
Hundreds of people protested in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday against violence targeting the country's minority Hindus since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina quit and fled the country ...
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.
A Hindu goldsmith in the Narsingdi area, about an hour from Dhaka, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, said two youths demanded protection money of 1 million Bangladesh taka ...
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]
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 ...
According to a report published by a local daily newspaper of Bangladesh, the Hindu population in the country has reduced by nearly one million between 2001 and 2011 period. [26] The reduction mainly happened in nine districts – Bhola , Barisal , Jhalokati , Pirojpur , Bagerhat , Narail , Gopalganj , Rajbari and Manikganj . [ 27 ]