Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence

The Muhammad Yunus-led- interim government has issued an order exempting  'student protestors' from punishment for acts of violence committed between 15th July and 8th August.

"My father could not have committed suicide. He had been murdered and hung from the tree. No one can die if their feet is touching the ground while hanging from a rope," Jhantu Das told Prothom Alo

Violence against Hindus has become so commonplace in Bangladesh that perpetrators feel emboldened by the lack of consequences

Muslims carried out targeted attacks in the form of idol vandalism, desecration and physical attacks on Durga Puja mandaps and pandals. Hindu devotees were stabbed, attacked with stones and intimidated against celebrating the annual festival.

The Durga Puja committee has accused the police of downplaying the petrol bomb attack by equating it with the robbery incident.

Chittagong Cultural Academy attempted to rationalise the desecration of the puja mandap by claiming that the song was about promoting 'harmony.'

The Buddhist monks accused that the officials were involved in the violence against the minority community in Bangladesh.

A minority alliance in Bangladesh took to the streets of Dhaka on Friday, demanding that the government accept their eight-point demand to ensure the safety and well-being of minority communities in the country.

The 'Bangladesh Out' movement was borne out of the necessity to stop funding a rogue State, which has fallen into the hands of Islamists since the 5th of August this year.

The onslaught on the Hindu community has continued unabated since the fall of Dhaka and the undemocratic ouster of Sheikh Hasina on 5th August this year.