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Protesters were demanding for Hindu temples to be protected, for the genocide to end and for the end to Hindu persecution. They were all calling on the UK government to put pressure on Bangladesh. Former Labour MP Virendra Sharma said: “I am urging the British government and all those forces who always work for human [...]

Hindu auto-rickshaw driver Samir Kumar Das was brutally murdered in Bangladesh’s Feni district amid rising attacks on minorities. Authorities face criticism for poor preventive policing and accountability failures.   Video : 3rd Hindu Shot and Killed In Bangladesh Video : Bangladesh: More Hindus Killed, Raped and Attacked Video : Hindu Lynched And Burned Hanging To [...]

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 [...]

A federal judge in Chicago has approved a $2.6 million settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging that the Chicago Public Schools violated the establishment clause when it required students to participate in transcendental meditation or observe a half hour of silence. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly of the Northern District of Illinois approved the [...]

Vin Diesel’s father, a theatre director, practised meditation daily, and the family often visited a guru who had travelled from India to bless a group of meditators. When Vin was a young boy, the guru approached his parents and pointed to him, saying, “That child will surprise you one day.” Already proud of their son, [...]

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, [...]

Since August there have been reports of more than 2,000 violent incidents in Bangladesh, mostly targeting the Hindu community.   We must always stand firmly against anti-Hindu violence & support freedom of religion for all in Bangladesh. – Jas Athwal MP     Video : Tulsi Talks About Hindus And Other Minorities Under Attack In [...]