October 23, 2021

Two Hindu men killed, temples vandalised in Bangladesh violence

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Two Hindu men have been killed in fresh religious violence in Bangladesh, police officials said Saturday, taking the death toll to six from recent unrest in the Muslim-majority country. Protests began on Wednesday after footage emerged of a Koran being placed on the knee of a Hindu god during celebrations for the Hindu festival Durga …

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With 3,679 attacks in 9 years, Bangladesh’s Hindus at ‘regular threat’ of violence

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Though recent incidents of communal violence have raised concern in all quarters, past data shows that attacks on Hindu households, temples, and businesses are not a new occurrence. The Ain o Salish Kendra, or ASK, a prominent rights group in Bangladesh, prepares annual reports on human rights violations, which includes a specific chapter on attacks …

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