This statement has come in from the US on the heels of mounting attacks on the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister and her escape to India in August.
The United States said it wants to see the rights of the minority communities protected in Bangladesh as Hindus celebrate their most significant festival, Durga Puja.
The statement from the US comes in the wake of increasing attacks on the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as the Prime Minister and her escape to India in August. Muhammad Yunus is the head of the country’s current caretaker government.
Of course, we want to see the rights of minorities protected in Bangladesh, which is also true worldwide,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters at his daily news conference.
Miller was responding to a question about the threat being posed to the Hindu community by some religious fundamentalists as they celebrate their largest festival, Durga Puja.
India appealed to the Bangladeshi caretaker government to ensure peaceful religious congregations for the country’s Hindu community.
The ouster of the Bangladeshi Awami League government, led by Sheikh Hasina, took place amid violent riots in Bangladesh where more than 600 people have been killed, reports a UN source.
