Minorities

Minorities

A member of the Bangladeshi Hindu community looks on while holding a banner against violence targeting the country's minorities during a protest in Dhaka on 9 August 2024, days after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. Representational Image. Photo: Luis Tato/AFP

Attacks and online misinformation frighten Bangladeshi Hindus

Those fears, however justified, are being turbocharged by a wave of false rumours of other, deadly attacks being spread online and amplified by the media in Hindu-majority neighbour India.

Members of the Hindu community stage a demonstration in the capital’s Shahbagh area in August, demanding safety and an end to the alleged vandalism of their homes and temples. File Photo: Foisal Ahmed

Attacks on Hindus: Mostly political, personal rivalries at its core

People formed a human chain in front of Faridpur Press Club on 10 August. Photo: TBS

Demos held in Faridpur, Cox's Bazar protesting attacks on minorities

TIB calls for actions to protect minority communities, state properties

TIB calls for actions to protect minority communities, state properties

Addressing the needs of marginalised communities remains a hindrance to achieving SDGs

Addressing the needs of marginalised communities remains a hindrance to achieving SDGs

BNP leaders and activists gather in front of the party office in Nayapaltan area ahead of Saturday's rally: Photo: Collected

Minority leaders, rights activists raise safety concerns over Tarique's call for party men to mobilise on the streets for 'regime change' on 28 Oct

US report raises concerns over communal violence, minority rights in Bangladesh

US report raises concerns over communal violence, minority rights in Bangladesh

Representative Image. Photo: Hindustan Times.

2 Gujrat districts to grant citizenship to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghan minorities

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a town hall at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations with members of staff in New York City, U.S., May 19, 2022. John Minchillo/Pool via REUTERS

US says some Indian officials ignoring or supporting attacks on minorities

Human chain formed to protest attacks on minorities 

Human chain formed to protest attacks on minorities 

TBS Current Affairs: Who to blame for the attacks on minority communities?

TBS Current Affairs: Who to blame for the attacks on minority communities?