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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…

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…

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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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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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…

HRCBM Issues Urgent Legal Notice to Bangladesh Government Over Alarming Rise in Sexual Violence and Abduction

April 24, 2025 0Comments 1Reaction

Date: April 22, 2025 Dhaka, Bangladesh The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM), an ECOSOC-accredited NGO and internationally recognized human rights organization, has taken a bold legal step to address the escalating crisis of sexual violence, gang rape, and abductions across Bangladesh — particularly affecting minority women, girls, and children. Through its legal counsel,…

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Prominent Hindu Leader Bhabesh Chandra Roy Abducted and Killed Amid Rising Minority Violence in Bangladesh

April 20, 2025 0Comments 1Reaction

By HRCBM Bangladesh News Desk Dinajpur, Bangladesh – April 20, 2025 — The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) expresses deep sorrow and condemnation over the brutal abduction and murder of Bhabesh Chandra Roy, a respected Hindu community leader in Bangladesh. This incident underscores the escalating violence and systemic persecution faced by minority communities…

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Murdered for Seeking Justice: Father of Rape Survivor Slain in Barguna

March 7, 2025 0Comments 0Reactions

She weeps at her father’s samadhi — the resting place of a man killed for seeking justice. On March 4, 2025, a 14-year-old seventh-grade schoolgirl was abducted while returning home from private tutoring. She was raped overnight and dumped the next morning in a local park, bleeding and broken. Her father, Montu Chandra Das, refused to be…

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Prominent Hindu Monk Detained; Violence Erupts Against Peaceful Protesters in Bangladesh

November 26, 2024 0Comments 7Reactions

Dhaka, Bangladesh – November 25, 2024 In a series of alarming events, Bangladeshi authorities have detained Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent Hindu monk and human rights advocate, sparking widespread protests that have been met with violence. Detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari On November 25, 2024, Chinmoy Krishna Brahmachari was on his…

HRCBM Condemns Fabricated Treason Charge Against Activist Chinmaya Prabu

November 1, 2024 0Comments 2Reactions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bangladesh — October 30, 2024 — The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) strongly condemns the recent filing of sedition charges against Chinmaya Krishna Bhrammacharee, a prominent Hindu religious leader and advocate for minority rights in Bangladesh. The case, initiated by Firoz Khan, 49, of Chittagong, is viewed by HRCBM as baseless…

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Systemic Persecution of Bangladesh’s Minorities Through Digital Manipulation and Legal Exploitation: The Disturbing Cases of Utsav Mondal and Ridhay Paul

October 28, 2024 0Comments 4Reactions

https://youtu.be/dN_HKEl6kmc?si=V-XPTz6zZHu3MydUDhaka, Bangladesh – In a deeply troubling trend, Bangladesh's minority youth are being systematically targeted through hacked social media accounts and subsequent arrests under the Digital Security Act (DSA), often without any forensic examination. Instead of investigating the real perpetrators, law enforcement has increasingly detained Hindu youth under blasphemy allegations. Rights groups, including the Human…

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Bangladesh Daily Reports 1,090 Attacks on Hindus and Other Minorities in 15 Days

September 12, 2024 1Comment 1Reaction

In a recent report by Prothom Alo, one of Bangladesh’s leading national newspapers, a staggering 1,066 attacks against Hindus and other minority communities were documented between August 5 and August 20, 2024. The reported number is estimated to be around 1,090 based on additional data, but the figure may not reflect the full scale of…

Urgent Appeal – Mass Communal Attacks Against Minorities in Bangladesh

August 7, 2024 0Comments 0Reactions

URGENT APPEAL – HRCBM BGD 001/2024 Mass Communal Attacks Against Minorities in Bangladesh August 8, 2024 The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Bangladesh. Details on attacks are available at https://www.hrcbm.org/wp-new/mass-communal-attacks-against-minorities-in-bangladesh/ Description of the situation: HRCBM has been informed of widespread mass communal attacks taking place against minorities across various regions in…

The Forgotten Genocide

Genocide February 19, 2023 1Comment 21Reactions

3 million people killed an d 400 thousands of Hindu women and girl gang raped in the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971

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