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Sunamganj, Bangladesh — A false or unverified blasphemy allegation can become a sentence before trial: a young minority man arrested, his family home attacked, a temple damaged, and an entire community forced into fear. HRCBM calls for digital forensic investigation, protection of the victim’s family, and accountability for mob violence.

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Bangladesh’s Blasphemy Trap: How a Hacked Social Media Account Can Destroy Minority Families Overnight

July 4, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

HRCBM’s field inquiry indicates that the Tahirpur allegation was made on a false or unverified pretext — part of a wider pattern in which minority youths are arrested before digital forensics while families, homes, shops, and temples come under mob attack. Sunamganj, Bangladesh — A new blasphemy allegation from Tahirpur, Sunamganj, has once again exposed…

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Bangladesh’s Test of Religious Freedom: A Temple Under Guard, a Minority Community Under Siege

June 27, 2026 0Comments 2Reactions

From Gaibandha to Chattogram, the pressure on Hindu worship, temple builders, and minority-rights defenders reveals a country where religious freedom is increasingly negotiated under threat. By HRCBM News Desk In northern Bangladesh, a Hindu temple complex has become the latest fault line in a deepening national struggle over religious freedom, minority security, and the limits of majoritarian…

HRCBM National Report - THE PERSECUTION CONTINUES

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The Persecution Continues: HRCBM Releases National Documentation Report on Minority Communities Under Sustained Attack in Bangladesh

May 20, 2026 0Comments 7Reactions

The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) has released a national documentation report titled The Persecution Continues: Minority Communities Under Sustained Attack in Bangladesh, covering January–April 2026. he report documents 505 incidents across 62 districts and all 8 divisions of Bangladesh, including killings and suspicious deaths, physical assaults, kidnappings, sexual violence, attacks on temples and…

Bullet Bairagi, a Customs officer, husband, and young father, was found dead near the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway after going missing during his return from official training. Law enforcement has described the case as a mugging, but HRCBM calls for a full investigation into the motive, including whether his minority identity, official position, or broader patterns of targeted violence played any role.

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Customs Officer Bullet Bairagi Killed in Cumilla: HRCBM Calls for Full Motive Investigation Beyond “Mugging” Explanation

May 2, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

Cumilla, Bangladesh — April 2026: The killing of Bullet Bairagi, 35, a Hindu minority community member and Assistant Revenue Officer of the Customs, Excise and VAT Department, has raised serious concerns about public safety, highway security, and the vulnerability of minority citizens amid a growing pattern of reported attacks, suspicious deaths, and targeted violence across…

Suspicious Death of Hindu Priest Nayan Sadhu in Khurushkul, Cox’s Bazar

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Another Hindu Priest Found Dead: Recovery of Nayan Sadhu’s Body Raises Alarm Over Growing Attacks on Religious Figures in Bangladesh

April 26, 2026 0Comments 4Reactions

Cox’s Bazar | April 22, 2026 The body of Nayan Sadhu, a Hindu temple priest who had been missing for three days in Khurushkul, Cox’s Bazar, was recovered from a forested area on Tuesday, triggering fear and outrage among local Hindu residents and raising fresh concerns over the safety of minority religious leaders in Bangladesh.…

Hindu Homes Stormed: Fresh Wave of Violence Against Minorities in Bangladesh Sparks Alarm

News April 19, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

Scenes of destruction in Daspara, Rangpur, where Hindu minority homes and shops were vandalized during an organized attack, leaving families displaced, terrified, and fearing further violence. Rangpur, Bangladesh — A violent assault on Hindu minority families in the Daspara area under Kotwali Police Station in Rangpur Metropolitan has triggered renewed alarm over the worsening security crisis…

Mob Lynches Sufi Pir in Kushtia, Highlighting Deepening Crisis of Vigilante Violence

News April 12, 2026 0Comments 0Reactions

A Sufi spiritual leader was lynched by a mob at a shrine in Daulatpur, Kushtia district, Bangladesh, following allegations of religious offense. Kushtia, Bangladesh | April 11, 2026 The lynching of a spiritual leader in Kushtia on Saturday has once again brought into sharp focus the growing threat of mob violence in Bangladesh, where allegations of…

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116 Minority Killings in Seven Months: Bangladesh’s Crisis of Impunity Spans All 8 Divisions and 45 Districts

January 11, 2026 0Comments 1Reaction

January 2026 | Dhaka Bangladesh is facing a profound human-rights crisis after 116 minority citizens were killed in just seven months, from June 6 through January 5, 2026, according to a comprehensive investigation released by the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM). The killings occurred across all 8 administrative divisions of the country and in…

Mob lynching and buring of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymonshingh, Bangladesh

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Blasphemy as a License to Kill: Mob Lynching and Burning as Communal Execution and the Erasure of Minorities in Bangladesh

December 19, 2025 0Comments 5Reactions

Mymensingh (Bhaluka), Bangladesh | December 2025 Blasphemy allegations have become a deadly instrument of persecution in Bangladesh—one that increasingly places religious minorities in mortal danger. On the night of December 18, 2025, this reality culminated in one of the most horrifying acts of communal violence in recent months. Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu garment-factory worker…

The Rising Crisis of Blasphemy Allegations Against Bangladesh’s Minorities

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Blasphemy Allegations and Rising Persecution: HRCBM Warns of a Deepening Human Rights Crisis in Bangladesh

December 5, 2025 0Comments 1Reaction

Dhaka, 1 December 2025 — The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) has issued one of its strongest alerts to date, warning that the systematic misuse of blasphemy allegations against minority citizens has reached an unprecedented and dangerous level. At a press conference held at the Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB), HRCBM leaders…

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Indigenous Peoples Under Attack in Khagrachari: Army and Settler Violence Burns Homes and Claims Lives

September 29, 2025 0Comments 3Reactions

Coordinated attacks in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts left Indigenous villages in flames, families displaced, and fears of further violence rising. ⚠️ Warning: This news article includes image and video content related to violence and death, which may be disturbing to viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Khagrachari, Bangladesh — September 28, 2025 Waves of violence swept across…

Gutted by arson in Gaibandha, Bangladesh: Durga idols reduced to ashes before Puja, a cruel attempt to extinguish faith and silence a community’s devotion.

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UNESCO-Recognized Heritage Under Attack: Desecration of Durga Idols and Violence Against Bangladesh’s Hindu Minority

September 27, 2025 0Comments 5Reactions

Dhaka, Bangladesh — As Bangladesh’s Hindu minority prepares to celebrate Durga Puja, one of its most sacred and joyous festivals, violence and desecration have cast a dark shadow. Reports confirm that 18 attacks across 16 districts have left temples vandalized, idols mutilated, and minority homes targeted. Durga Puja is not only a cultural celebration but…

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HRCBM Seminar at Supreme Court Unveils Alarming Human Rights Crisis in Bangladesh

August 2, 2025 0Comments 1Reaction

Senior Advocates Sound Alarm on Collapse of Justice and Rising Minority Persecution Date: August 1, 2025 Location: Supreme Court Bar Association Hall, Dhaka Dhaka, Bangladesh — The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) organized a landmark seminar titled “The Human Rights Crisis in Bangladesh and Pathways to Legal Redress” at the Supreme Court Bar…

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Rangpur Communal Attack: Blasphemy Allegation Triggers Violence and Exodus of Hindu Families

July 28, 2025 0Comments 1Reaction

Byline: HRCBM Rangpur Coordinator | July 28, 2025 Rangpur, Bangladesh — A devastating episode of communal violence has forced scores of Hindu families to flee their homes in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila after a 17-year-old Hindu boy was arrested over a Facebook post allegedly defaming the Prophet of Islam. What followed was not an isolated expression…

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If We Remain Silent, We Become Complicit: The Muradnagar Gang Rape and the Systemic Persecution of Minority Women in Bangladesh

June 29, 2025 0Comments 2Reactions

Muradnagar, Cumilla – June 2025 On the night of June 26, 2025, a Hindu woman in Muradnagar, Cumilla District, endured one of the most brutal forms of violence imaginable: her home was forcibly invaded, her dignity shattered, and her trauma recorded and circulated like a war trophy. She was gang raped by multiple assailants, her…

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Mob Threat Followed by Bulldozers: Durga Temple Destroyed in Bangladesh

June 27, 2025 0Comments 2Reactions

Dhaka, Bangladesh – June 26, 2025 In a shocking act of destruction and religious insensitivity, Bangladesh Railway, backed by joint forces including the Army, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police, bulldozed the Khilkhet Sarbajanin Durga Mandir—a sacred Hindu temple located near the railway line in Khilkhet, Dhaka. The demolition occurred without any prior notice to…

Sri Poresh Chandra Shil (69), an elder Hindu barber of Lalmonirhat, falsely accused of blasphemy, beaten by a mob, and left to face fabricated charges — a victim of state-enabled persecution in Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh: Elder Hindu Barber Falsely Accused of Blasphemy, Brutally Beaten, Shop Destroyed — Police Complicit in Persecution

June 23, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh / San Jose, USA — June 23, 2025 An elder Hindu barber, Sri Poresh Chandra Shil (69), was falsely accused of blasphemy and savagely beaten by a mob in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh. His son was manhandled while pleading with the attackers to spare his father’s life. Instead of protecting them, local police enabled the…

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Temple Desecration in Dinajpur: HRCBM Files Formal Complaint Amid Institutionalized Fear

June 22, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

On June 21st, 2025, a shocking act of violence and religious intolerance unfolded at the Mahastri (Mahesbari) Manasa & Durga Temple, under No. 5 Shashara Union of Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. A group of miscreants led by Shamsun Nehar Banu (52), wife of Md. Rajaur Rahman of South Balubari; Md. Abir Khan Riyad (22), son of…

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