- Hindu houses and temples were burnt in Bangladesh
- Hindus cannot celebrate festivals in Bangladesh: Blackman
After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government in Bangladesh, there has been an extraordinary increase in atrocities on minority Hindus, which the interim Yunus government has completely failed to control. At such a time, the Yunus government is being severely criticized internationally. In the British Parliament, MPs had strongly protested on the issue of atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh and they strongly criticized it.
The British government has strongly criticized the violence and atrocities against Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh. The government said in the Parliament that the UK is committed to peaceful democratic change and the protection of religious freedom. However, the government has not assured to take any immediate special steps on the issue of protecting minorities.
In the British House of Commons, opposition Conservative Party MP Bob Blackman raised the issue of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh, citing a report by community organization Insight UK. At this time, the UK government strongly criticized the incidents of violence and hate speech against religious minority communities.
Blackman, chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Hindus, told MPs that currently Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists around the world are celebrating Diwali and New Year, but unfortunately Hindus in Bangladesh are not in a position to celebrate their festivals. This report highlights the increasing atrocities against the Hindu community in Bangladesh during the Diwali festival. This report states that Hindu houses are being burned, shops are being demolished and temples are being vandalized in Bangladesh.
“We strongly condemn all incidents of hatred or violence against religious minority communities,” said Sir Alan Campbell, leader of the House of Commons. “We are actively working to improve the humanitarian situation in Bangladesh and to ensure a peaceful democratic transition by supporting the interim government. We are fully committed to protecting religious freedom.” Blackman has been raising the issue of increasing atrocities against minorities, including Hindus, in Bangladesh in the British Parliament since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government last year.
