Bangladesh: Thousands of Hindus protest against Army for attacking on them

Recently, thousands of Hindus in Bangladesh took to the streets to protest against the alleged attacks on them by the army. Hindus are angry over the controversial remarks on the ISKCON temple and Sanatan Dharma in Chittagong, Bangladesh. There is a lot of condemnation on social media.

According to sources, Hindus are angry over the controversial remarks on the ISKCON temple and Sanatan Dharma in Chittagong. Thousands of Hindus demonstrated against this on Tuesday. When Hindu organizations took to the streets in protest, the army attacked the protesters. Thousands of Hindus protested after the army attacked. Its video is becoming quite viral on social media.

Hindu organizations protested in the morning, but at 10 pm again suddenly the police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel raided the Hazari Gali area. It is alleged that during this time local Hindus were brutally beaten up.

Local people say, ‘After the incident, all the shops are locked and people are worried about their safety. Gautam Dutta, who runs a pharmacy in the area, also said that he had closed the shop, yet the army personnel beat him and his employees.

Chittagong Police Additional Deputy Commissioner Kazi Tareq Aziz said that the person who shared the controversial post has been arrested. More than 250 cases of attacks on Hindus have been reported in Bangladesh since August. Many cases of violence against the minority Hindu community have been reported since the fall of the government in Bangladesh.

In August, 205 cases of attacks on Hindus were reported in 52 districts of Bangladesh. A rally was organized in Chittagong to protest against this. Cases of forcing minorities to resign have also come to light since the change of power in August.

Several videos of the protests went viral on social media, on which users shared various reactions.

A user wrote, Praying for Bangladesh Hindus !! They are very brave.

Another user wrote The most disheartening thing is India is not intervening yet & helping the prosecuted Hindus.

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