Hindus are being tortured in Bangladesh since the change of power. Now the voice has started being raised at the global level against the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh. India has expressed strong objection regarding this. At the same time, people of Hindu community living in America have raised their voice regarding the massacre of Hindus in Bangladesh.
Plane passes over Hudson River
People of Hindu community in New York City of America have demanded global action on this subject. An appeal to stop the genocide of Hindus in Bangladesh was made through huge airline banners over the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty. The large banner was hoisted over the Hudson River via a plane and circled around the Statue of Liberty, a global symbol of human dignity, freedom and equality.
Rape of Hindu women in Bangladesh
After the formation of Bangladesh in 1971, genocide against Hindus started there. According to a report, lakhs of Hindu women were raped in Bangladesh. The Hindu population of Bangladesh has declined from 20% in 1971 to only 8.9% today.
More than 2 lakh Hindus affected
Incidents of violence, poverty, lynching, kidnapping of minor girls and forced resignation from jobs have come to light. More than 2 lakh Hindus have been affected in Bangladesh. Also, property has been seized, which poses a serious existential threat to the 13 to 15 million Hindus living in the country.
Hindus on the verge of extinction in Bangladesh
Around 250 attacks on Hindus and more than 1,000 reports have been registered so far since August 5, 2024. Highlighting this danger, Sitangshu Guha of Bangladesh Hindu community said, ‘Hindus in Bangladesh are on the verge of extinction. Hopefully this will raise awareness in the civilized world and people will come forward to take action to save the victims of extremist Islamic forces in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh will become Afghanistan 2.0
Along with this, Sitangshu said, ‘If Bangladesh becomes Hindu-free, it will become Afghanistan 2.0. Terrorists will spread to other parts of the world, including neighboring India and the West. This is everyone’s problem.
Pankaj Mehta, another activist and member of the Interfaith Human Rights Coalition who helped organize the event. He said, ‘It is time that the United Nations Human Rights Council keeps politics aside. Officially recognize the Bangladesh Genocide of 1971, the largest massacre after World War II.
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