Bangladesh Unrest: India’s external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal has remarked that there is a ‘troubling tendency’ in Bangladesh to attack minorities, especially Hindus.
In recent past, there have been many attacks on minority communities after Sharif Osman Hadi was killed in December. According to the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC), 51 incidents of communal violence in December have reported in the month of December alone.
Bangladesh Unrest Continues
Jaiswal added that India continues to notice a disturbing pattern of recurring minority attacks as well as their businesses and homes by Islamic extremists. He further added that such hate crimes should be firmly and swiftly dealt. Jaiswal added that there is a growing tendency among many to attribute such hate crimes to political differences, personal rivalries or extraneous reasons.
The MEA spokesperson added that the disregard of Bangladesh of such incidents emboldens the perpetrators. Jaiswal also said that this deepens the sense of insecurity and fear among minorities.
In the last few days, many Hindus have been brutally killed. Sarat Chakraborty Mani, Dipu Chandra Das, Amrit Mondal, Rana Pratap Bairagi and many more were killed in broad daylight while a Hindu widow was gangraped and a video was made of the brutality.
Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has been accused by India of taking no action against crime perpetrators. On January 9, Rahman’s appointment was approved by the standing committee of BNP that was later confirmed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. The son of former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia, Tarique became Senior Vice Chairman in 2009 of the BNP.
In another development, Tarique Rahman has been appointed as the Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The 60-year-old is one of the leading contenders for the post of Bangladesh Prime Minister in the upcoming elections in the country.
