Lately, with political instabilities, after Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, the documented cases of genocide against the religious minorities, the most affected being the Hindus. The temple in Meherpur was attacked by the ISKCON temple and burned the temple by protesters, which was the instance of the conflict.
The Hindus, though they constitute only 8% of the total population of Bangladesh, are in the bulls’ eye of what, in fact, started as student unrest but which has turned into a sectarian conflict. It has also raised concerns about a possibly even worse backlash against minorities, with assaults on houses and temples alleged to have been reported on social media.
Haradhan Roy, a famous leader of the Hindu Awami League, along with his nephew, was reportedly beaten up to death by the mob. It has led to a concern of the reappearance of Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP and the growing influence of the Islamists in the political process.
In this respect, the Indian Prime Minister – Narendra Modi, met with the Cabinet Committee on Security. On par, in West Bengal, the BJP’s opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari threatened that the number of Bangladesh’s migrated Hindus would merge in India soon.
Thus, now Bangladesh is witnessing this crisis; many are following its further development to save the lives and rights of the people.
