Ajit Dova

Two Hindu men have been killed within 24 hours amid the rising anti-minority violence in Bangladesh. Despite evidence of the mounting violence, the interim regime of Muhammad Yunus has refused to acknowledge the issue.  A disturbing pattern of targeted violence is unfolding in Bangladesh and minorities, particularly Hindus, are bearing the brunt of it. In [...]

Fresh violence has erupted in Bangladesh, with reports of Hindu homes being set on fire, triggering alarm over minority safety and rising Islamist influence. The incidents have sparked sharp political questions — is Muhammad Yunus “in bed” with Islamist elements, or failing to rein them in? According to ground reports and political reactions, Hindu families [...]

Dipu Chandra Das, who used to work at a garment factory in Bhaluka Upazila, Bangladesh, was beaten to death by a far right Jihadist mob that accused him of making derogatory statements against Islam and the Prophet. After the beating, the mob hanged his body from a tree and set it on fire.  In a [...]

A 75-year-old freedom fighter (Muktijoddha) and his wife were found brutally murdered, their throats slit, at their home in Bangladesh's Rangpur. No case has been filed or arrests made over the murder of the elderly couple, whose two sons serve as police officers. The Awami League said the incident highlighted a surge in attacks on [...]

We opened an exhibition on “Persecution of Hindus & Minorities in Bangladesh” in Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi. The first part of this exhibition was already in our Shivaji Maharaj Museum of India History, Pune , which has 22 pavilions & a unique Bharat Mata temple. Mr Ajit Doval whom I know very well over the years, [...]