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Bangladesh Unrest: Hindu alliance says minority community faced 278 attacks across 48 districts following fall of Sheikh Hasina

| @indiablooms | Aug 14, 2024, at 12:22 am

The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance, a religious organisation, has claimed the Hindu community faced attacks and threats in 278 locations across 48 districts across the South Asian nation since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled amid violent protests, forcing her to escape to India.

The alliance's spokesperson and executive secretary Palash Kanti Dey was quoted as saying by Dhaka Tribune on Tuesday during a press conference: "The incidents of vandalism, looting, arson, land grabbing, and threats to leave the country have been repeatedly inflicted on the Hindu community due to the shifting political landscape. This is not just an attack on individuals but an assault on the Hindu religion."

"As of Monday, there have been attacks and threats against the Hindu community in 278 locations across 48 districts. We have conveyed our concerns to Home Affairs Advisor Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain who has assured us that these issues will be raised at the next cabinet meeting," he said.

He hoped Bangladesh's interim government would address the demands of the Hindu community.

Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh witnessed turmoil in recent weeks which began with students protesting against job quotas and then slowly spiralled into a mass movement that demanded former PM Sheikh Hasina's resignation.

The violence led to the death of over 300 people.

The showdown took a new turn when former PM Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign which led to the toppling of her government and ending her 15-year rule.

Hasina escaped to India in a helicopter.

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