Bangladesh’s Buddhist minority was left aghast after a mob of 40-50 people attacked a Buddhist Temple “Bibbili Shanti Bihar” in Bibbili area of Chittagong. The attack took place on May 3rd at around 3.30 am and the Buddhists say that Maulvi Helaluddin (40) and one Jamaluddin participated in the attack and that some police personnel […]
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Mandatory Islamic prayers, principal asks non-Muslim students to embrace Islam
Bangladesh was left in shock when on 20th March 2019 when the Principal of Rabia Shamsuddin technical School & BM College of Chittagong made Islamic prayers mandatory. But worse was to follow, when throwing all rules and regulations to the winds, the Principal in charge Mr. Mohammed Aminul Islam Sohag invited all the non-Muslim students of […]
Hindu traders attacked and looted in Chittagong
Chittagong is one of the areas where Bangladeshi forces can be seen in every nook and corner and that is why news such as this, is indeed bad for the nation. In another attack on Hindu community, the perpetrators physically assaulted the minority Hindus who earn their living through minor trading in Chittagong. They looted […]
Buddhists of Bangladesh are in the line of fire, but does anyone care?
Dhaka, May 16, 2016: A senior Buddhist monk, aged 75, was found dead in a Buddhist Temple in a pool of blood. Bhante (monk) Maung Shue U Chak was murdered in Bangladesh’s south-eastern district of Bandarban. This recent attack has left the Buddhists angry and alienated. Like always the Buddhists, the Hindus and […]