Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) Highlighting that Buddhist minorities and other religious communities in Bangladesh are facing severe repression and violence, the Sri Lanka–Bangladesh Buddhist Solidarity Front has urged Buddhists across the world to unite for protecting their rights, especially those of indigenous Buddhists in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a report has stated. Addressing a media briefing in Kandy recently, the Front’s Secretary, Shastrava and Tripitaka scholar, Kavissara Thero of Nuwar…
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New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Violence against the minorities in Bangladesh is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on for several decades and has seen major outbreaks since 1989 onwards. The year 2025 witnessed a surge in the number of attacks on minority communities and officials in India say that since then, the targeting has been a relentless one.Between June 6, 2025 and January 5, 2026, 116 members of minority communities have been killed, according to a report by the Human Rights Congress fo…
London, Jan 9 (IANS) UK MP and Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Priti Patel, on Friday termed the situation in Bangladesh “concerning and worrying” and called for protecting religious freedom in the South Asian nation. She urged the UK government to use its influence and convening powers to work to bring about stability in Bangladesh and a future, where religious freedom is protected and Hindus are safe. In a letter written to the UK Foreign Secretary,…
Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) highlighted escalating attacks on minorities across the country, documenting over a hundred deaths within a seven-month period.The rights body alleged that violence reflects a nationwide pattern of targeting minorities rather than isolated incidents.“Between June 6, 2025 –January 5, 2026, 116 minority deaths were documented across all 8 divisions and 45 districts of Bangladesh, spanning lynching, murder, and susp…
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) At least 71 incidents related to blasphemy allegations against Hindu minorities were reported in Bangladesh from June-December this year, Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) said in a report. The HRCBM documented cases from more than 30 districts, including Chandpur, Chattogram, Dinajpur, Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj, Khulna, Comilla, Gazipur, Tangail and Sylhet, according to the report. Rights group said that the spread and similarity of these cases showcase s…
Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) on Saturday asserted that blasphemy allegations have become a deadly instrument of persecution in the country — one that increasingly places religious minorities in mortal danger. The rights body stated that this reality culminated in one of the most horrifying acts of communal violence in recent months when Hindu youth Dipu Chandra Das was brutally killed in a mob lynching on Thursday night in Bhaluka Upazila of …