The principle is always and everywhere the same: in Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to Muslim sensibilities. It is also true that in non-Muslim countries, one must conform one’s behavior to Muslim sensibilities. Bangladesh is a Muslim country, but Rajeev Kumar De Raju may have intended to cater to Hindus and others during […]
Bangladesh: Muslims break into Hindu temple, destroy four idols of goddess Kali
The Qur’an suggests that the destroyed remnants of ancient non-Muslim civilizations are a sign of Allah’s punishment of those who rejected his truth: “Similar ways have passed away before you. Just travel in the land and see the nature of the consequences for those who denied.” (Qur’an 3:137) The ruins of non-Muslim civilizations thus bear […]
Bangladesh: Muslims vandalize Hindu temples, rape and murder 70-year-old woman, no arrests so far
Hindus in Bangladesh continue to be exposed to danger, with Sheikh Hasina securing her Prime Ministership for the fourth time. Not that life would have been any better for the religious minorities had Hasina’s political opponents won the 2024 general elections, either. While Hasina is said to be the flag-bearer of secularism in the Islamic […]
Bangladesh: Hasina government fails Hindus as they are hit hard in post-election violence
The much-covered general elections in Bangladesh culminated in another victory for Sheikh Hasina; with this, the Awami League’s matriarch retained the Islamic republic’s prime ministership for the fifth consecutive term. The comparatively secular image of Hasina and her party might have been a threat to her retaining power in Bangladesh, which has suddenly seen a […]
Bangladesh: Muslims storm Hindu temple during ritual, vandalize temple and injure 15 people
“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60) “Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council condemns attack on Tangail temple,” Dhaka Tribune, January 20, 2024: Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council has condemned an attack and vandalism […]
Bangladesh: Muslims vandalize Hindu temples. India: Muslim teacher uses chocolates to lure Hindu children to Islam.
With the general elections approaching in Bangladesh, jihad activity against Hindus is spiraling rapidly. And the first move to attack the religious minority has always been for Muslims to vandalize temples — as many as they can — in this Islamist country. Note that we call Bangladesh an Islamist and not just an Islamic country, […]
Bangladesh: Convert from Islam to Christianity arrested after reporting attack on Christian family
This young man is in serious danger. The death penalty for apostasy is part of Islamic law. It’s based on the Qur’an: “They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allah. But if they turn […]
Bangladesh: Many Muslim children ‘grow up with a nasty mentality to hate other faiths’
Where do they get this “nasty mentality”? “Indeed, the unbelievers among the people of the book and the idolaters will remain in the fire of Gehenna. They are the most vile of created beings.” (Qur’an 98:6) “Indeed, the worst of animals in Allah’s sight are the ungrateful who will not believe.” (Qur’an 8:55) “Already we […]
Hindu festival of Durga Puja in Bangladesh: Broken idols and vandalized temples
Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh have gone through challenging times during their recent religious celebrations of the Durga Puja. “Unidentified miscreants” committed incessant attacks on Hindus and their religious establishments days before the Durga Pujas. One of the initial attacks took place in the Faridpur district in September. Locals found the Hindu temple at Tambulkhana Bazar […]
Bangladesh: Muslim with Qur’an found inside Hindu temple, Muslim mobs rioted over Qur’an in temple in 2021
In 2021, Muslim mobs rampaged in Bangladesh, attacking 88 Hindu temples because a Qur’an was found in one. Other Muslims have tried to replicate this violence by repeating its provocation. We are told that Md Shah Alam is mentally ill, and that may be true. He also may have been trying to incite more anti-Hindu […]