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Biden watching situation in Bangladesh very closely: White House

December 13, 2024 admin

File picture of U.S. President Joe Biden | Photo Credit: Reuters President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh and the U.S. will hold the country’s interim government accountable for ensuring the protection of religious and ethnic minorities, the White House has said. The security situation in Bangladesh has been difficult following the…

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Commonwealth group flags assaults on indigenous people in Bangladesh

December 10, 2024 admin

People take part in a protest march against the atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh, in Jammu. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Indigenous communities as much as religious minorities, primarily Hindus, in Bangladesh have been under attack since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, a report of the Commonwealth All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has…

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Indian-Americans plan protests against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

December 7, 2024 admin

Hindu activists during a protest against the alleged atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, in Karnataka. | Photo Credit: PTI Several Indian-Americans plan to hold peaceful rallies in the U.S. capital and Chicago over the next two days to protest the attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh, organisers have said. The march protesting the ‘Genocide of Hindus…

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UK MP In House Of Commons

November 29, 2024 admin

London: UK member of Parliament Bob Blackman, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Hindus, has raised concerns in the House of Commons over the attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. During a Parliament session on Thursday, the MP for Harrow East in north London condemned the persecution of minorities and the imprisonment…

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Hindus in Muslim-majority Bangladesh rally to demand protection from attacks

November 1, 2024 admin

Bangladesh Hindus participating in a rally to demand that an interim government withdraw all cases against their leaders and protect them from attacks and harassment, argue with the security personnel in Chattogram, Bangladesh, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Tens of thousands of minority Hindus rallied on Friday (November 1, 2024) to demand…

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Bangladesh President’s office seeking details of senior Hindu officers is “racial profiling”, says rights activist

September 5, 2024 admin

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus salutes to the attendees upon arrival at the Bangabhaban to take oath as the head of the interim government, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A notification issued by the Bangladesh President’s office last week has triggered concerns about “racial profiling” of the minority Hindu community in…

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Muhammad Yunus Dials PM Modi, Assures Protection Of Hindus In Bangladesh

August 16, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s interim government is led by Muhammad Yunus New Delhi: Bangladesh has assured to protect and ensure security and safety of Hindus and all minorities living in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X today. PM Modi said the Bangladesh interim government’s chief adviser Muhammad Yunus dialled him and gave…

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