Dhaka, April 11, 2016: Another assault on minority Hindu businessman has come to light from Bangladesh but due to safety issues, many are too scared to launch a complaint. Like in the case of the minority Hindu victim Ranjit Kumar (40) who is a businessman at Chandragonj Maddyam Bazar within Chandragonj police station at Laksmipur […]
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Hate crime: Hindus told to leave Bangladesh
Dhaka, April 10, 2016: Victims have filed complaint with the Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW) that their business was destroyed as they are Hindus. Two minority victims Rajiv Saha and Sushanta Saha of Ramgoti Bazar submitted written complaints against the perpetrators to BDMW and gave the statement that they were targeted because they are Hindus and […]
Freethinker killed in Bangladesh, Taslima blasts Hasina
New York, April 8, 2016: Another Freethinker and a Jagannath University student Nazimuddin Samad was hacked and then shot dead in Dhaka’s Sutrapur, Bangladesh. The killers also chanted Islamic slogan “Allahu Akbar” or ‘God is Great’ after they killed him and fled the scene. He was attacked at around 9pm this Wednesday (April 6, 2016) at the Ekrampur […]
Sindhi nationalist murdered, friends point at Pakistan
New York, April 7, 2016: Murder of a popular Sindhi nationalist has angered the Sindhi community in Pakistan. The Sindhi nationalist is none other than popular figure Karnani Shafi. Sindhi Association of North America (SANA-east coast) in a statement said: We strongly condemned the brutal killing of the real son of soil and Sindhi nationalist […]
Hindu candidate faces threats, told to go to India
Dhaka, April 7, 2016: Bangladesh Minority watch (BDMW) has taken up the case of a Hindu candidate who has claimed that he was discriminated against due to his religion in Bangladesh. Biswanath Nandi (Sagar) is a Hindu candidate who was contesting for local U.P Chairman at 3-Shymnagar from the Satkhira District as an independent candidate […]
Hindu doctor brutally beaten allegedly due to his faith
Dhaka, April 5, 2016: Monoranjan Haldar, a village doctor belonging to the minority Hindu community, was mercilessly beaten by an influential figure in Bangladesh, says human rights watchdog Bangladesh Minority Watch. The Hindu doctor was attacked by Mohammad Rezaul Karim- Union Parishad Chairman of Gowla within Mollahat Upazila of Bagerhat District. This attack on the Hindu […]
Hindu man killed for protesting against sexual harassment
New York, April 4, 2016: A Hindu man was killed after he protested sexual harassment of Hindu women in Bangladesh in the latest atrocity that has come to light from the South Asian nation. Hindu man Sonaton Modak was killed after he protested sexual harassment of the Hindu women during religious function “Hori Bashar” at […]
Pregnant Hindu woman forcefully converted in Bangladesh
New York, April 3, 2016: Tandra Rani Debnath (23) a pregnant Hindu woman and a school teacher has been forcibly converted to Islam in Bangladesh, reports minority watchdog Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW). The pregnant Hindu woman was abducted by Mohammad Habib (28). Tandra Rani Debnath is the wife of Biswajit Debnath who is a Bank […]
Saudi Arabia Donates $10 Million to Fight Nuclear Terrorism
New York, April 3, 2016: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated $10 million to establish a specialized center to combat nuclear terrorism at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, Austria. It has also donated $570,000 for the project to modernize the IAEA laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria. This announcement was made by Dr. Hashim Abdullah Yamani, President of King […]
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari visits victims of Lahore blast
New York, March 30, 2016: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, PPP Chairman, took out time to visit the victims of Lahore blast. Bilawal visited the Jinnah Hospital to console the victims. His official handle later tweeted pictures of his consoling the victims. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is very active on Twitter but otherwise, the presence of his Jiyalas […]