Rampant pressured conversions, murders, and rapes of minorities underway in Bangladesh: Reports

The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance has knowledgeable {that a} complete of 154 spiritual minorities, together with Hindus, have been killed within the nation between January and December 2022.

The organsiation held a press convention in Dhaka on Friday (January 5) morning throughout which it introduced the annual report of atrocities on Bangladeshi minorities.

Also generally known as the Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mahajot, it revealed that 39 ladies belonging to the minority communities have been raped (27 of them have been gang-raped). About 14 of the victims have been killed after committing rape.

Besides, it acknowledged that 62 spiritual minorities went lacking in 2022 and 849 folks have been threatened with loss of life. Another 424 spiritual minorities have been tried to be killed and 360 of them have been left injured.

According to Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance Secretary General, Gobinda Chandra Pramanik, a whopping 89,990 acres of land belonging to non secular minorities within the nation stay occipied. And 572 households have been additionally evicted from their properties final 12 months.

Pramanik knowledgeable that 445 households of spiritual minorities have been pressured to depart Bangladesh altogether. In all, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and different minorities suffered a complete monetary lack of Taka 220 crore 89 lakh.

The annual report of atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh stated that about 319 households and temples have been looted whereas 173 companies have been vandalised in 2022. Moreover, 519 instances of arson and 891 instances of assaults on residences have been additionally registered.

The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance additionally identified that there have 128 situations of temple assault, 72 instances of idol theft and 481 instances of vandalism within the final 12 months. It added that 152 spiritual minorities have been forcibly transformed in 2022 and makes an attempt for conversion have been made on 40 others.

The Hindu organisation stated that about 791 spiritual minorities have been arrested on false instances of blasphemy. It lamented {that a} hateful atmosphere of intolerance has been created in Bangladesh and that the Hindu group has by no means been capable of expertise ‘real freedom.’

The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance demanded the institution of 60 reserved seats and separate electoral system within the National Parliament of the nation. It additionally demanded establishing of Ministry of Minority Affairs and to forestall violence in opposition to the Hindu group and different spiritual minorities.

Hindu residence attacked, idol vandalised by chief of youth wing of ruling Awami League occasion

In November 18 final 12 months, the residence of a Hindu household was attacked and their puja mandap was vandalised within the Kostapara space in Bhuanpur Upazila in Tangail district within the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.

As per reviews, the house belonged to native Hindu resident Subhas Ghosh. About 10 members of his household have been injured throughout the assault and no less than 4 out of them have been admitted to the Bhuanpur Upazila Health Complex for medical therapy.

Those hospitalised within the aftermath of the assault have been recognized as Ratan, Nikhil, Ashok, and Shanto Ghosh. On the opposite hand, the accused was recognized as Khorshed Bepari.