Jaziya, Rape, Torture & Murder: A Report on Escalating State-Backed Terror Campaign Against Hindus in Bangladesh since January 2025
- In Current Affairs
- 07:39 PM, Mar 26, 2025
- Vladimir Adityanaath
Prelude
The persecution of the indigenous Hindu population in Bangladesh dates back to the colonial era. Indigenous Hindus of Bangladesh have been victims of several rounds of genocide orchestrated and executed by Islamists since the pre-Independence period. Some examples include-
- The Anti-Hindu pogroms of 1949: At least 5,00,0000 Hindus were murdered and over 45,00,000 Hindu men, women and children were displaced from their motherland [1].
- Around 10,000 Hindus had lost their lives and at least 3,00,000 Hindus were forcibly displaced during the pogroms of 1964 [2] [3][4].
- Anywhere between 3,00,000 to 30,00,000 Hindus were killed (25,00,000 is the most commonly quoted estimate), 60,00,000 to 70,00,000 were forced to leave their ancestral and spiritual homeland and 2,00,000 to 4,00,000 Hindu women and girls were raped during the systematic campaign of mass-murder and genocidal sexual violence in 1971 [5][6] [7].
- The “post-election violence” in 2001: The Bangladesh High Court had ordered a judicial investigation on this so-called “electoral violence” in 2009. During the two–year–long investigation, they found evidence of targeted violence against Hindus by at least 26,352 people, including 25 Ministers and Members of Parliament of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Jamaat-e-Islami led alliance government. They concluded that at least 18,000 women and girls were raped. This report was rejected by the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Journalists from US and UK news outlets have reported that Hindus were cleansed from several villages like Srirampur near Khulna, through “systematic ethnic cleansing” [8].
- Hindus celebrating Durga Puja were targeted by Islamists during Durga Puja in 2021, after Iqbal Hossain had placed a Quran in the lap of the Hindu god Hanuman Ji. At least 343 temples were looted, vandalised and desecrated. 1650 properties belonging to Hindus were looted and burnt down in many cases. At least 14 Hindus were murdered and 17 Hindus went “missing” between 13.10.2021 and 19.10.2021. Numerous Hindus were arrested for attempting to share information about the ongoing violence on social media [9].
Sabyasachi Ghosh Dastidar, the author of the book “Bengal’s Hindu Holocaust: The Partition of India and its Aftermath” uses official government records and over 25 years of extensive fieldwork to arrive at the following conclusions:
1) By conservative estimates, at least 30 lakh (3 million) native Hindus were murdered and over 4.9 crore (49 million) Hindu men, women and children had simply disappeared between 1947 and 2001.
2) The state has organised the persecution of Hindus by suppressing demands for basic civil rights, pursuing policies that appease and empower Islamists and maintaining and enforcing a legal framework that discriminates against Hindus and other minorities. Legislations like the Vested Property Act (which allowed the Government and Islamists to confiscate the properties of Hindus who had either gone “missing” or were driven out of Bangladesh) were framed for rewarding Islamists who drove out Hindus from their lands. The helpless Hindu community is left with the question “Aamago lokera varg kothaay?” (Where are our people? Where do they go?).
According to Bangladeshi economist and Professor Abul Barkat, the implementation of the Enemy Property Act or Vested Property Act between 1965 and 2006 has directly impacted at least 60,00,000 Hindus. Hindus have lost over 26,00,000 acres of land due to this Act [10].
The reason for any real or perceived criticism or defamation of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad and the Quran in the constitution and the Penal Code has frequently been used to justify attacks against Hindus. Hundreds of Hindus have either been lynched or arrested under fabricated charges of blasphemy. Islamists often incite Hindu youth with repeated attacks on their culture and religion, attempting to draw out responses which can be perceived as blasphemy. The Digital Security Act of 2018 criminalises the publishing of any content perceived to be blasphemous. Activists have criticised the use of this Act to disproportionately arrest and prosecute Hindus for hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims [9].
3) The authorities have remained in a complete state of denial that a systematic persecution of Hindus is a daily affair in Bangladesh since the pre-Independence period.
Tathagata Roy, author and former Governor of Meghalaya and Tripura, agrees with the research of Sachi Ghosh Dastidar in his book “Ja Chilo Aamaar Desh” citing numerous examples of the state participating in and helping to cover up crimes and atrocities against Hindus, including mass-murders and large-scale rapes of women. The existing research proves that Islamists committing atrocities against Hindus have enjoyed uninterrupted state support from at least the 1940s.
Indigenous Hindu minorities face violence, humiliation and discrimination throughout their life in Bangladesh. Slurs like “Malaun” (cursed by Allah), “Kafir” and “Agents of India” are hurled at them almost daily. The large-scale attacks on the lives, livelihood and dignity of Hindus are not mere “tragedies” or “incidents”, but part of a genocidal campaign to kill, convert or drive out the remaining Hindu population of Bangladesh.
According to Government statistics, 1.25 crore Hindus were forced to leave East Pakistan between 1950 and 1971. Around 1.5 crore Hindus were forced to leave their motherland between 1974 and 2016, proving that the campaign to cleanse Hindus in Bangladesh was not something perpetrated by the Pakistanis only.
At least 3,679 attacks on Hindus were orchestrated in 2013. 559 houses and 442 business establishments belonging to Hindus were burnt down or gutted, and 1678 religious institutions were attacked. 761 houses, 193 business establishments and 247 temples were attacked in 2014. 6474 attacks on Hindus were documented by the Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote in 2017. At least 25 Hindu girls and children were raped that year [11]. The atrocities on Hindus increased in 2020, with the Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mahajote documenting the following atrocities [12]-
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Year |
Total number of Hindus affected |
Hindu women and children raped |
Hindus suffering injuries |
Hindu Temples desecrated |
Hindus forcibly converted |
Hindus forcibly displaced |
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2020 |
40,703 |
53 |
7036 |
370 |
2623 |
2125 |
The Islamist lobby in Bangladesh acts as a pressure group, and every single political party has accepted the majority of their demands. The success of the so-called “Student protests against discrimination” was used as an excuse to label Hindus as “Agents of Awami League” to justify large-scale attacks on their lives and livelihood.
Journalists and researchers have concluded that there is a sharp increase in violence and other atrocities like rape, extracting Jaziya, public humiliation, forced conversion, arrest and torture under fabricated charges, dismissal from Government jobs and blacklisting from employment and business opportunities against the remaining 1.3 crore indigenous Hindus, after the fall of the Awami League Government on 05.08.2024.
The premier Bangladeshi media outlet “Prothom Alo” had recorded 1068 instances of attacks against Hindu houses and businesses during August 2024 [13]. A report from the “Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council” has documented 2010 instances of violence, arson, loot, kidnapping, murder, rape, gang-rape and attacks on Hindu temples and crematoriums between 04/08/2024 and 20/08/2024.
Human Rights Activists like Kajol Debnath of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council assert that only 25-30% of atrocities are documented and filed in courts. They say that only 5-6% of the Hindu victims receive some form of justice [9]. The decline in the Hindu population in Bangladesh gives a fairly accurate representation of the extent of Hindu persecution. The Hindu population in Bangladesh has declined from 33% in 1901 to 7.95% in 2022.
Decline of Hindu population in Bangladesh
Nature of Violence against Hindus since August 2024
Large-scale attacks were launched against minority Hindus, targeting their lives, livelihood and places of worship during August 2024. Sizeable mobs armed with local weapons targeted Hindu localities and isolated Hindu settlements. The tried-and-tested method of mob violence, with each attack lasting anywhere between 30 minutes and 3 hours, was organised by the Islamist aggressors.
Over 50 Hindu educators were forced to resign from their jobs without a proper investigation to verify the truth of the allegations levelled against them [14]. At least 91 Hindu police personnel were dismissed on highly suspicious charges between 05.08.2024 and 27.10.2024 [15]. A coordinated effort is being made by Islamists and the unelected interim Government of Bangladesh to prevent Hindus from requesting state power to protect themselves or demand justice.
The scale and consistency of reporting atrocities against Hindus by the Bangladeshi media is extremely limited compared to the volume of incidents reported by minority rights groups. Journalists like Emon Chowdhury of Ekhon TV were dismissed for reporting atrocities like gang-rape against Hindus in Pirojpur [16]. Such lack of coverage or distortion of facts (Ekattor TV had edited the image of the mother of minor rape victim Anika Roy in March, 2025 to hide their Hindu identity in March, 2025 [17]) cannot be justified as self-censorship to ensure communal harmony and national peace. Islamist groups have launched multiple attacks against the two leading newspapers of Bangladesh, “Prothom Alo” and “The Daily Star” in October and November, claiming that these media outlets were “anti-Islam” and “pro-India” [18][19][20].
Islamist groups like “Jamaat-e-Islami” and “Hefajot-e-Islam” are organising and funding several campaigns designed to encourage violence, rape and other atrocities against the minority Hindus since at least December, 2024. The atrocities against Hindus in 2025 can be explained better using a RULLS (Random Unceasing Low-Level Scattered) model. Images of two of the handbills circulated throughout Bangladesh are given below. These handbills contain several verifiably fake information to term Hindus as “rapists”, “necrophiles” and “child traffickers”. These handbills exhort Muslim girls to stay away from male Hindu youth claiming to spread awareness against the so-called “Bhagwa Love Trap”. It has become much easier for Islamists and biased or compromised media outlets to explain random attacks as mere “law & order issue” or “isolated incidents”.
Handbills circulated throughout Bangladesh to fan anti-Hindu sentiments
Known Attacks on Hindus in January 2025
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Date |
Place |
Short Description |
Source |
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01.01.2025 |
Moulvibazar |
A mob of Islamists had attacked the Shani Mandir at night, vandalising the temple and desecrating the pratima of Maa Kali. |
Ground report from SAMID |
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01.01.2025 |
Barlekha Upazila, Moulvibazar |
Islamists had attacked the Shri Shri Gouranga MahaPrabhu Seva Ashram. They :
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Ground Report from Sanatan TV : https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AbprYZDD5/ |
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01.01.2025 |
Chattagram |
Islamists abducted Pranta Talukdar from his home with slogans of “Allah –hu-Akbar” after beating him up. He had uploaded a facebook post questioning the anti-Hindu activities of Tablighi Jamaat. |
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18kFWGXZbB/ |
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01.01.2025 |
Kamalganj Upazila, Moulvibazar |
A 17-year old Hindu girl was abducted and gang-raped for three days by 4-5 Islamists including Mustafa Miyan and Jaynal Miyan. She was then sold for 3,00,000 BDT to a trafficking racket. After hearing her tragic fate, her father had suffered a heart attack and lost his lost his life. |
DRB News Report and Ground Report from SAMID |
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04.01. 2025 |
Sadarghat, Dhaka |
Businessman Shubhashish Basu was abducted by 4 youth, posing as personnel from Detective Branch. Organisations working for minority rights say that this is another example of Islamists extorting Hindu businessmen, with the goal of turning their businesses into economically unviable liabilities. |
News report from Dainik Purbakon |
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04.01.2025 |
Bauphal Upazila, Patuakhali |
Islamists had attacked the business establishment of Shibananda Roy, looting goods worth more than 5,00,000 BDT. They then kidnapped Shibananda Roy |
https://x.com/k_pundir/status/1875557721170440386?t=loWdd-MfvCnkcPC45RGAXw&s=19 |
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06.01.2025 |
Betra Village, Jhalakathi |
So-called unknown miscreants had murdered 26-year old Hindu businessman Sudeb Halder by cutting his throat, while he was returning home from work. |
https://x.com/hinduphobia_tr/status/1878767583094010133?t=XgArbb21cH6OY2E5o_-o5Q&s=19 |
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06.01.2025 |
Chaugacha, Jashore |
60-year old businessman Dhirendra De was kidnapped and tortured by Islamists, who demanded 10,00,000 BDT as ransom. He was rescued by security personnel 2 hours later. |
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07.01.2025 |
Shibchar, Madaripur |
Islamists had attacked ISKCON member Mabhab Das Brahmachari and his mother |
Ground Report from SAMID |
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09.01.2025 |
Chattagram |
Principal Chandan Mahajan of a secondary school was forced to resign on fabricated charges of blasphemy and corruption. A fellow teacher confirms that he was targeted for his Hindu identity. |
Report from Sanatan TV: https://www.facebook.com/share/153zEDnGrg/ : |
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09.01.2025 |
Kaliganj Upazila, Lalmonirhat |
So-called unknown miscreants had looted the pratima, puja utensils and parts of the CCTV from the Bhavataarini Mandir of the Tushbhandar Zamindar house. |
Ground report from SAMID |
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10.01.2025 |
Satkhira Bazar, Satkhira |
So-called unknown miscreants had killed all the cows of flower businessman Dilip Biswas by providing poisoned fodder or mixing poison in their fodder |
Ground report from SAMID |
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10.01.2025 |
Barabazar Area, Netrakona |
The mortal remains of 70-year old retired educator Dilip Kumar Roy was recovered from under his bed. Security personnel have ruled out any possibility of suicide. |
News report from Sharadesh |
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11.01.2025 |
Ward Number 8, Hatibandha Upazila, Lalmonirhat |
Islamists have surrounded and barricaded 8 Hindu families after occupying large-portions of their land. The surrounded Hindu families are being threatened to leave Bangladesh. |
Ground report from SAMID |
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12.01.2025 |
BhairavTali, Moulvibazar |
An islamist was caught by local Hindus while vandalising a pratima in a temple |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1878450680001688005?t=1kuW_S8GDWjS4iSH_5q8zw&s=19 |
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15.01.2025 |
Ward Number 8, Ramna Upazila, Barguna |
Local B.N.P. leader Abdul Salam and his goons had attempted to occupy the land of Sri Sri Radha Govinda Jiu temple. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1879519794241909094?t=cBz7CWr5b5JK4_AsPFdLtg&s=19 |
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15.01.2020 |
NCTB Office, Dhaka Bangladesh |
At least 100 members of the secular sounding group “Students for Sovereignty” had attacked the indigenous Hindu, Buddhist and Christian janajaatis protesting peacefully against the removal of the term “Adivasi” and “some of the Adivasi-related contents” from the curriculum. At least 19 students were severely injured. |
Letter by IWGIA to the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government Dr. M. Yunus. |
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16.01.2025 |
Dhaka |
7 more students were injured when the police used water cannons and baton-charged the peaceful students marching towards the Home Ministry. |
Letter by IWGIA to the Chief Advisor of the interim Government Dr. Yunus |
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16.01.2025 |
Malibag, Dhaka |
Islamists had attacked and vandalised a vegetarian restaurant named “Govinda’s Kitchen’. The mob was incited using social media. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1879925716474851826?t=qGRw9SEgEvY5P5uJ3GrJSg&s=19 |
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16.01.2025 |
Battala, Gazipur |
So-called unknown miscreants had vandalised the pratima of a temple in the Boroitoli area. |
Ground report from SAMID |
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21.01.2025 |
Vurungamari Village, Kurigram |
Local Islamists have forcibly occupied a major portion of the Chaturbhuj Narayan Temple land, erected a fence and blocking off access to the temple road. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1881535249198243915?t=amwvDLswa2jD5ZCCueubqQ&s=19 |
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21.01.2025 |
Kashiani, Gopalhanj |
Islamists had set a Hindu temple on fire, damaging the temple and reducing one of the pratimas to ashes. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1881696809695035541?t=cERDba121JsNRPgmaHxVmA&s=19 |
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24.01.2025 |
Tentultala crossing, Khulna |
Hindu student Arnab Kumar Das was shot dead by extremists. |
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24.01.2025 |
Taratia Area, Tangail |
Several Saraswati pratimas were vandalised by so-called unknown miscreants. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1883136696197525944?t=QrGzf2edQtfMgIHCfrgVcQ&s=19 |
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24.01.2025 |
Khulna |
Islamists had attacked the Shitala Bari temple in Khulna, vandalising the temple premises and threatening temple committee members. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1883014360718590207?t=gGg6zpthXtlPtTSnKGgE3g&s=19 |
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25.01.2025 |
Langaldaria Village, Satkhira District |
The mortal remains of 35-year old Animesh Sarkar was found hanging from a tree. His family says that he was murdered by local Islamists. |
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24.01.2025 |
Bajitpur Upazila, Kishoreganj |
Islamists had set the 150-year-old Manasa Mata Temple on fire. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1883382239716622585?t=QqA6X7tNfZGtnhqIWCPb-A&s=19 |
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27.01.2025 |
Daudkandi Upazila, Comilla |
A Muslim woman, disguised as a Hindu, entered the Sri Sri Gopinath Jiu Akhra temple and was caught while snatching a gold chain from a Hindu devotee. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1883844413811507484?t=Z7t_gFwc1WvrsRShKzKSJQ&s=19 |
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27.01.2025 |
Panchagarh |
Islamists had attacked the financially challenged Hindus of Harijan colony. The local Kali temple and many of their houses were vandalised and looted. A few of the Hindu residents were beaten and tortured. The victims say that they have received no help from the police or administration till date. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1884163955008102833?t=JdObin3a9OwU51AejBtErw&s=19 |
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28.01.2025 |
Tilakpur Village, Jaypurhat District |
Islamists and Madrasa students attacked and vandalised a club and the walls of a school ground for organising a women’s football tournament.
Some Maulana invited the mob by saying, “Women should remain inside their homes. It’s Haram to play football.” |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1884486761524740581?t=M7NbBtp9e4YrDASzsAFxgQ&s=19 |
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29.01.2025 |
Hatiya Upazila, Noyakhali |
Islamists had attacked the house of gold trader Pranab Kumar, looting 350 gms of gold. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1884486761524740581?t=tJt2Mwq9y4BsKvGM6fcQ_g&s=19 |
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31.01.2025 |
Dohar Upazila, Dhaka |
Islamists had attacked a Hindu family with an intention of driving them out and occupying their land. |
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31.01.2025 |
Bhatilaxmipur, Faridpur |
An Islamist had attacked a Hindu temple and attempted to flee after desecrating the pratima. He was caught by the villagers |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1885542317303509473?t=UF90y9mfI1LaAMBul8Ijew&s=19 |
Murdered businessman Sudeb Halder
Remains of a Hindu pratima set on fire
Known attacks on Hindus in February, 2025
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Date |
Place |
Short Description |
Source |
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01.02.2025 |
Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira |
Islamists had attacked the Saraswati Puja Mandap of a club, vandalising the pratima of Maa Saraswati. They also threw rubbish and dirt inside the mandap. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1886009347073008054?t=LpezqiBgMJ5BvH6dxWpGyg&s=19 |
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03.02.2025 |
Iswardi Upazila, Pabna |
Islamists had attacked Hindu devotees celebrating Saraswati Puja. They assaulted Hindu women and vandalised the mandap and pratima. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1886709783623061945?t=toill2j4NMjhD7jaw511pQ&s=19 |
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03.02.2025 |
Bauphal Upazila, Patuakhali |
19-year old Iti Das committed suicide after being harassed and assaulted in public by Hridoy Raihan. Upon hearing complaints of harassment, the police had taken her and Hridoy to the Police Station for a “talk”, but did not arrest him. |
https://www.thedailystar.net/news/rganized/crime-justice/news/19-year-old-girl-dies-suicide-3816471 |
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04.02.2025 |
Hathazari region, Chattagram |
Islamists had entered a local puja mandap in Fatika village during early morning and vandalised the pratima of Maa Saraswati |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1886632367521194371?t=ROUijRo6-RoUyG_0mNANTw&s=19 |
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05.02.2025 |
Fudki Para Village, Rajshahi |
Islamists had attacked the Saraswati Puja immersion procession. They assaulted Hindu women and children and vandalised the Saraswati Pratima and Mandap. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1887136886193561883?t=p_hVB7TdCY8zSr8Bjeynvg&s=19 |
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03.02.2025 |
Chamtia Village, Natore |
The mortal remains of 30-year-old van driver Sukumar were found. He had his throat slit. |
https://hrcb.org/index.php/30-year-old-hindu-man-slit-throat-natore/ |
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Between 1st and 7th February |
Hazari Haat, Saidpur Upazila, Nilphamari |
Islamists had forcibly occupied the crematorium grounds of the local Hindu community. No decisive action was taken by the administration. |
Ground reports from local Hindu organisations |
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07.02.2025 |
Moukhali Village, Nazirpur Upazila, Pirojpur |
Senior Citizen Lakshmi Rani Bhakta was murdered at midnight while guarding her deceased husband’s house. Hindu activists allege that she was murdered by Islamists, who wanted to grab her land. |
https://x.com/Nilsavehindus/status/1888112530901364825?t=Wn5V6cIZvlVypQa3Co4hJA&s=19 |
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07.02.2025 |
Sahapara, Comilla District |
Islamists had attempted to attack a temple inauguration ceremony, while threatening to commit mass murder. The temple authorities were forced to stop the inauguration ceremony. |
Ground Repo from Satyam Sangha, a local Hindu organisation |
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07.02.2025 |
Tala, Satkhira |
A female Hindu student of Kapil Muni College was abducted from her college. Her family had filed a case at the Police Station. But no action was taken. The police remained mute spectators as the perpetrators threatened to murder her and her family in front of them. |
Testimonies from local Government officials and Ground Reports from minority welfare groups. |
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07.02.2025 |
Kaunia Upazila, Rangpur District |
25-year old Anata Roy was arrested under highly suspicious allegations of blasphemy. |
https://sokalerbani.com/news/14824/print/ |
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08.02.2025 |
Lalmonirhat Government College |
Educator Deb Dulal Guha was assaulted by his own students for expressing his concerns about the worsening situation in Bangladesh on social media. Eggs were hurled at them. He was rescued by police and DB officials. |
https://www.citynewsdhaka.com/country/news/75128 |
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09.02.2025 |
Gopalpur |
So-called unknown miscreants had broken the lock of the donation box of the Gopalpur Sarbojonin Shitala Mata Temple and looted all its contents. |
Ground reports from local Hindu organisations. |
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11.02 2025 |
Ratil Purbapara Village, Kashiani Upazila, Gopalganj |
Islamists vandalised the Radha-Krishna, Lakshmi, Loknath and 2 other idols in a family temple of Prashanta Kumar Sheel. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1889348779331174568?t=Krej7sB2Ura-WcysPiayWA&s=19 |
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10.02.2025 |
Palash, Narsingdi |
20-year-old Ananta Kumar Dhar was arrested on dubious charges of blasphemy. An Islamist mob had surrounded his house |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1889565532044787941?t=XF5DLk6bjAxpbU1P31OETA&s=19 |
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11.02.2025 |
Barkamta Village, Debidwar Upazila, Comilla |
Local strongman and leader Nurul Islam is attempting to grab the remaining land of Anil Dutta. He and his goons had attacked Anil Dutta and his nephew, injuring them both. |
Victim testimonies. |
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12.02 2025 |
Devidwar Upazila, Pabna |
Islamists had hurled bricks at a Harinaam Sankirtan event, injuring several women devotees. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1889896776641245672?t=kAmUnZIXLMsIKG2po66dJg&s=19 |
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12.02.2025 |
Jamalganj Upazila, Sunamganj District |
Over 100 Islamists led by Abdus Sobhon, Ekram Ullah, Rustam Ali and Lal Mia had launched an attack on the Hindu residents of Rajabaj village with the intention of displacing them from their lands. At least 15 Hindus have suffered severe injuries and 13 of them had to be hospitalised. |
Ground reports, testimonies from victims and hospital staff |
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14.02.2025 |
Sahapara, Shariktala Union, Pirojpur |
So-called unknown miscreants had attempted to burn down the house of Sameer Saha and Kala Saha by pouring petrol for the second time. The aggressors intended to burn the entire Saha family alive. |
Ground reports from minority welfare organisations and victim testimonies. |
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12.02.2025 |
Sholohati, Dhaka |
Islamists broke the lock of the Sholohati Durga Temple at night and vandalised the Durga Pratima. |
Ground reports and testimonies from locals. |
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14.02.2025 |
Haluaghat, MymenSingh |
Islamists have chopped off the head of a pratima of Maa Kali. |
https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/rganized/news/772520?fbclid=IwY2xjawIbAkhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQ2wK8fC7HoaOqHx_5JvHgvguxz-VGFqQuYd_aKOpU5leLXcepU6iAGAoA_aem_gDXlErmeKorqFaSmLWqYXA |
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7th to 14th February, 2025 |
Nabiganj Upazila, Habiganj |
Islamists led by local leaders and strongmen like Ruhel Mia, Khalish Mia and Sujon Mia are attempting to occupy the crematorium grounds of Hindus by force. The terrified local Hindus have received no support from the police or the administration. |
Testimonies of victims and a local Government official |
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15.02.2025 |
Samantakathi Village, Nazirpur Upazila, Pirojpur |
Islamists had attacked a Hindu temple and a nearby Hindu-owned shop. At least 10 Hindus resisting the attack were injured. |
https://bangla.bdnews24.com/samagrabangladesh/26b2ea871297 |
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16.02.2025 |
Puratan Munshirhat, Feni |
Islamists had attacked the Shri Krishna Naam Yajna event at the Shri Shri Geeta Temple, vandalising the temple gate. |
Ground Report and victim testimonies |
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17.02.2025 |
Patuakhali |
So-called “unknown miscreants” had vandalised and robbed the historic Sri Sri Jaytara and Shitala Mata Mandir twice within 2 days. |
Local media reports |
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17.02.2025 |
Kapasia Bazar, Gazipur District |
Local Islamists are attempting to occupy a property adjacent to the Hari Temple in Kapasia Bazar by force. They have ignored the Supreme Court order and have vandalised the properties belonging to Hindus in the neighbourhood. The Kapasia Bazar Association has remained silent. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1891740901426487327?t=mQDtaxZMMcZu4WGTefzJ0Q&s=19 |
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17.02.2025 |
Bori Village, Netrakona District |
Islamists had burnt down the cowshed of Ripan Sarkar. Four of his cows were burnt to death. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1891792583527145653?t=1Xs-T_O9XpwIXlzLN9LzMQ&s=19 |
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18.02.2025 |
Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali |
Islamists had burnt the fishing boat of a poor Hindu family, depriving them of their only means of livelihood. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1892443291569832141?t=kvsgw0RH7sXOJpl7iEAWwA&s=19 |
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19.02.2025 |
Bakshiganj Upazila, Jamalpur District |
Islamists attacked a Hindu family to grab their shop. The defenseless Hindus were beaten, and their shop was vandalised and looted. The Police remained mute spectators after receiving the complaint. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1892438006109237290?t=FNzGo9Zi4kst_VRKPJWUuw&s=19 |
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20.02.2025 |
Parbatipur, Chandipur Union, Dinajpur |
Hindu political leader Bharat Chandra Roy was murdered by beheading. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1892587881652273387?t=CyCJZb1ErLKaiYRS5Y1RnA&s=19 |
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20.02.2025 |
Natore |
A Hindu woman was gangraped by armed Muslim robbers while travelling from Dhaka to Rajshahi by bus. After the robbery, the robbers had asked whether there were any Hindus in the bus. After determining her Hindu identity, they dragged her to the back seat of the bus and gang raped her. They severely beat her husband who tried to resist. |
https://www.bbc.com/rganiz/articles/cjd35n58y7jo?fbclid=IwY2xjawIlHfxleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHYK0SGxK-N4zQjGpzp6cEPvsxJD4R_ctsOfSsloupFZm3npjkm9iRa7fiQ_aem_5iSzbtlXRRIpu33p0U76Rw |
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20.02.2025 |
Mithapukur, Rangpur |
Awami League leader Akhtaruzzaman Sohag had allegedly occupied the ancestral property of Palash Saha. With the police and administration turning a blind eye, the Saha family was forced to organise a press conference demanding justice. |
Victim testimonies in the press conference. |
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21.02.2025 |
Parbatipur, Dinajpur |
Rifat Hossain had attacked an 80-year old Hindu priest with a screwdriver. He was arrested but was later released on the frequently used pretext of “being mentally challenged”. |
Ground report by local Hindu organisations. |
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21.02.2025 |
Dilalpur Area, Pabna Sadar |
Islamists had attacked a Kali Mata temple, vandalising the pratima of Maa Kali. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1893303620369596459?t=X_pLw3Ck3d2NEFK7L5FwgQ&s=19 |
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23.02.2025 |
Nalerchar Village, Noakhali |
So-called “unknown miscreants” had burnt down the house of a Hindu family during the night. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1893892171834536032?t=wIRwr6QuhaIvyt82eNuuIA&s=19 |
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28.02.2025 |
Auliapur Village, Patuakhali District |
22 Hindu families and a Hindu temple were attacked by armed Islamist robbers. They took away everything including gas cylinders and utensils for cooking and eating. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1895312038697501011?t=KA9Z4gjijUbVC7z5pxXNfA&s=19 |
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27.02.2025 |
Balapara Village, Dimla Upazila, Nilphamari |
Islamists Abdul Kuddus and Saminur Rahman had abducted and gangraped a minor Hindu girl. |
https://hinduvoice.in/bangladesh-islamists-abduct-and-gangrape-a-14-years-old-minor-hindu-girl-in-nilphamari/ |
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A vandalised Hindu pratima in MymenSingh
The burnt down cowshed of Ripan Sarkar in Netrakona with one of his burnt to death cows
Known Attacks on Hindus till 20th March 2025
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Place |
Short Description |
Source |
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03/03/2025 |
Kamranga region, Rampur Union, Chandpur |
A group of 10-15 Islamists had assaulted and attempted to rape the women and looted the gold ornaments of the women and children of Manik Shil’s family. |
Ground reports from minority welfare organisations. |
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07/03/2025 |
Dhaka |
Banned terror group Hizb-ut-Tahrir organized a huge rally in Dhaka with demands for establishing a Khilafat in Bangladesh. Slogans claiming that there is no place for non-Muslims in Allah’s world were given. |
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/march-for-khilafat-bangladesh-hizb-ut-tahrir-hut-dhaka-islamist-group-2024-india-banned-2690774-2025-03-08 |
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Since at least 08/03/2025 |
Bolabaria Village, Ashashuni Upazila, Satkhira |
Islamists Hadi, Majid, Samad and Ahidul are targeting the fisheries of a Hindu family and looting fish. They are attempting to occupy their ancestral 28-bighas of prime pisciculture land. Threatened them to leave their house. The family has received no support from the police or administration. |
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08/03/2025 |
Auliapur Union, Thakurgaon |
8-year-old Anika Roy was raped by Muhammad Muzammil Haque. |
https://x.com/IndiaTodayNE/status/1899019543328030990 |
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09/03/2025 |
Nayarhat Bazar, Dhaka |
Armed Muslim robbers had murdered gold trader Dilip Das in front of his wife and looted all the gold from his shop. |
https://www.opindia.com/2025/03/bangladesh-hindu-gold-trader-robbed-hacked-to-death-in-front-of-his-wife/ |
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09/03/2025 |
Subidpur Village, Madhabpur Upazila, Habiganj |
A Hindu college student M. Sarkar was abducted from her home by a group of Islamists, who have kept her captive.
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11/03/2025 |
Lakhirpar Village, Kotalipara Upazila, Gopalganj |
22-year Pias Majumdar was murdered by armed Muslim robbers. He was found with his hands, feet and face tied. |
https://hrcb.org/index.php/hindu-youth-murdered-house-looted-by-muslim-terrorists-in-gopalganj/ |
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12/03/2025 |
Borolekha, Srihatta |
3 year old Srabanti Pal was raped by Redwan Islam Arif. Srabanti’s family was attacked by Redwan’s family, when Redwan’s mother attempted to snatch away her soiled and mutilated underwear. |
https://x.com/VladAdiReturns/status/1899872192512614442?t=79lOVqjq97YqbNXmJi0GOg&s=19 |
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11/03/2025 |
Noakhali |
Videos of madrasa students threatening hotel and restaurant owners to stop doing business in daytime during Ramzan went viral across social media platforms like X and Facebook. |
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12/03/2025 |
Netrakona |
Influencer Muhmmad Jobayed had uploaded a video of him breaking Hindu pratimas on social media. He was arrested from Netrakona on 15/03/2025. |
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12/03/2025 |
Fokdoi Village, Boda Upazila, Panchagarh District |
Islamists had burnt down the houses of 8 Hindu families, leaving them with nothing. |
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14/03/2025 |
Jagannath Dev Temple, Motlab. Chandpur |
Islamists had attacked Hindu devotees celebrating Holi, injuring several of them, including 30-year old Bithi Rani. No action has been taken against the attackers. |
https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/zgyk19grn2 |
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15/03/2025 |
Choto Mayerkol Village, Sunamganj |
Islamists have burnt down the house of a Hindu family for failing to pay their quota of Jaziya-like extortion money. |
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16/03/2025 |
Murihata Area, Lakshmipur |
Islamist Zakir Hussain vandalised the pratima at the Mahamaya temple at night. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1901155721145970723 |
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16/03/2025 |
NasirNagar Upazila, Brahmanbaria |
26-year-old businessman Nayan Chandra Das was abducted within 10 days of his marriage. The kidnappers had demanded a ransom of 10,00,000 BDT and threatened to kill him if the ransom was not paid. |
https://www.opindia.com/news-updates/hindu-businessman-nayan-chandra-das-abducted-ranson-demanded-nasirnagar-brahmanbaria-bangladesh-details/ |
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16/03/2025 |
Rahimabad Village, Narsingdi |
Rakib Miya had raped the wife of Ajit Chandra Debnath, who is a mother of 3 children. His 2 friends have recorded the atrocity and they are blackmailing the violated woman. They also looted her jewellery and continued to give death threats to her and her family. |
Reports from local media houses Kalbela |
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17/03/2025 |
Kasuakhali Union, Lakshmipur |
Islamists had set fire to at least one Hindu house during the night. At least one Hindu person has suffered burn injuries. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1902022725578928444 |
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18/03/2025 |
Mithapukur Upazila Rangpur |
Class 6 student Bobby Rani was raped by Muhammad Alam while returning from school. |
Ground report from SanatanTV |
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20/03/2025 |
Radhaganj, Gopalganj |
An aged Hindu woman was severely beaten by Yunus Sheikh, Mitul Sheikh and Biplab Sheikh |
https://x.com/Nilsavehindus/status/1902457993733787816 |
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20/03/2025 |
Kalkini area, Madaripur |
The house of a Hindu family was burnt down by so-called unknown miscreants. |
https://x.com/HinduVoice_in/status/1903010564202434615?t=GBu--K3VlwLj1RKvKP3V6A&s=19 |
Another Helpless Hindu victim of Islamists
The stunned silence of a mother with her violated child on her lap
Conclusion
The atrocities against Hindus have not reduced with time. Nor has the severity of the crimes reduced. Urgent action is needed from the International Community to ensure the survival of the remaining 1.3 crore indigenous Hindus of Bangladesh. Islamists and their extremist ideology have emerged as an existential threat to native Bengali culture. The atrocities against Hindus should not be regarded as a mere act of conquest or invasion but as a coordinated attempt to wipe out the native sons and daughters of the soil along with every recognisable trace of their culture, customs and traditions.
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