'Stop violence against Bangladeshi Hindus’ banner soars over city': Airline banner floats in New York city skyline
- In Reports
- 02:24 PM, Oct 04, 2024
- Myind Staff
Hindu American organisations have flown a big banner with the words "Stop Violence on Bangladeshi Hindus" in New York. The banner passed over the Hudson River and encircled the Statue of Liberty.
As Bangladesh dealt with political unrest that culminated in the downfall and removal of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024, there have been reports of targeted violence, systematic poverty, lynchings, kidnappings of young girls, and forced job resignations affecting up to 200,000 Hindus. Since then, there have been over 1,000 reported incidents and about 250 verified attacks.
“Hindus in Bangladesh are on the verge of extinction. Hopefully, this will raise awareness among the civilised world and prompt the UN to take action to save the victims of militant Islamic forces in Bangladesh. If Bangladesh becomes Hindu-free, it will become Afghanistan 2.0, and militants will spread to neighbouring India and other parts of the world, including the West. This is everyone's problem,” Sitangshu Guha, a member of the Bangladesh Hindu Community told ANI.
Interfaith Human Rights Coalition member Pankaj Mehta, who assisted in event organisation, said, “It is time for the UN Human Rights Council to put aside politics and officially recognise the 1971 Bangladesh genocide, the largest genocide since World War II.”
Mehta further added, “Three US-based organisations-The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention, Genocide Watch, and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience--have already recognised the atrocities committed by Pakistani occupation forces and their Islamist allies in 1971 as genocide, primarily targeting the Hindu minority. The UN must follow suit and take steps to prevent another looming genocide.”
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