On Tuesday, the 6th of August, the Australian Jewish Association (AJA) condemned the ongoing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh after the country’s PM Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday. Calling out the violence by radical Islamists against Hindus in Bangladesh, AJA CEO Robert Gregory said that such incidents show the threat and danger posed by radical Islam all over the world.
“As Jews, we are familiar with persecution under radical Islam. We have seen terrible footage from Bangladesh, including the violence directed against #Hindus. Our thoughts are with the victims. These scenes are reminiscent of scenes in numerous countries across the world and show the dangers posed by radical Islam,” the official statement read.
Persecution of #Hindus in #BangladeshViolence
— The Australia Today (@TheAusToday) August 6, 2024
The Australian Jewish Association is concerned by recent events in Bangladesh, including shocking violence
against Hindus.
AJA CEO Robert Gregory said:
"As Jews, we are familiar with persecution under radical Islam. We have seen… pic.twitter.com/H6SMbxlMfy
“The Albanese Government must speak out against these atrocities. I urge Foreign Minister Penny Wong to make a statement. The Albanese Government has provided thousands of visas to Gazans where polls show extremely high levels of support for Islamic terrorist groups. Members of the Hindu community in Bangladesh would be much more suitable candidates for visas to Australia,” he added.
After Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, several Hindu temples have been attacked at the hands of Muslims. Also, more than 50 attacks have happened against Hindus. According to X handle Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus, these attacks happened within five hours of Sheikh Hasina’s resignation. Notably, the actual number of attacks could be much higher than reported in the list below. The document has listed 54 attacks.
These incidents happened within 5 hours. The genocide is still going on.
— Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus 🇧🇩 (@VoiceofHindu71) August 5, 2024
It could be more than that.#AllEyesOnBangladeshiHindus pic.twitter.com/voPqyV4i2a
Along with several other local temples, the Islamists also attacked the ISKCON temple as confirmed by the Spokesperson for ISKCON India, Yudhistir Govinda Das. “As per the info I have received, one of our ISKCON centres (rented) in Meherpur (Khulna division) was burnt including with the deities of Lord Jagannath, Baladev, and Subhadra Devi. 3 devotees who lived in the centre somehow managed to escape & survived,” Das confirmed.
The Islamists also are believed to have targeted Hindu families residing in the country, the videos of which have been making rounds on social media.
While the political landscape of Bangladesh is witnessing one of the toughest times in history, Hindus and other minority communities are the most vulnerable as Islamist mobsters are taking advantage of the situation to attack them. Amidst these attacks, left-liberals and Islamists have been seen either denying or justifying the attacks.
