Violence on Hindus in Bangladesh: Protests are taking place all over the world including India regarding the continuous attacks on minorities in Bangladesh. Meanwhile, Canadian Hindus protested in Toronto and appealed to the Bangladesh government to stop the violence and restore peace. In this event organized by Canadian Hindu Volunteers outside the Bangladesh Consulate, people from different walks of life called for global intervention against this violence.
‘Hindus will disappear from Bangladesh also’
The protesters accused Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, of spreading widespread violence and discrimination against Hindus. The people participating in the protest expressed their displeasure over the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh, vandalism of Hindu temples, brutal killings of temple priests and unjust imprisonment of Hindu leaders. According to news agency ANI, the protesters said, “We have disappeared from Afghanistan-Pakistan. If we still do not survive, we will disappear from Bangladesh also.”
‘Conspiracy to erase Hindu culture from Bangladesh’
The protesters also claimed that Hindu people in Bangladesh are being systematically removed from their jobs, their families are being looted and women are facing sexual violence. According to the report of news agency IANS, the protesters said that all this is being done in a planned manner to erase Hindu culture, faith and identity from Bangladesh.
#WATCH | People from the Hindu community in Canada hold a protest outside the Bangladesh Consulate in Toronto over the recent attack on Hindus in Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/cOhNJV9SYh
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2024
‘Global communities must take action’
Canadian Hindu volunteers wrote on their social media handles that the silence of the international community is shocking. The post said, “This is not just a crisis, it is an organized and deliberate attack on human rights and religious freedom. The global community must act now, before it is too late.”
Those leading the philosophy stressed the dire need for action and urged Canadians to pressure their elected officials to raise the issue in Parliament and demand diplomatic measures against the Bangladeshi regime. (With IANS inputs)
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