2024-08-08 03:25:23
New Delhi: India has also expressed concern about the safety of minorities in the current situation in Bangladesh. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has demanded from the Indian government to ensure the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh. Former General Secretary of the Sangh and All India Executive Member Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi said that Bangladesh is a separate country and we have some limits in working there as a voluntary organization. He said that we have appealed to the government to ensure the safety of Hindus there and we are confident that the government will take the necessary steps. He said that from the news coming from Bangladesh, it seems that Hindus are being targeted there.what is the situation in Bangladesh
General Secretary of Hindu Mahajot in Bangladesh, Gobind Chandra Pramanik, issued a video message on Tuesday saying that there were reports that many temples have been vandalized, we also heard this, then when we checked, we found out that this has happened in a temple in Dhaka but there was a dispute over land there. There were reports of damage to the ISKCON Temple but it was fake news. He said that the protest here is against dictator Sheikh Hasina and not against any Hindu or minority. The houses and business establishments of some Hindu leaders of Awami League were attacked and set on fire but now the situation is getting better. Students are guarding Hindu temples.
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While talking to NBT, Bangladesh’s senior journalist Maqsood-un-Nabi said that after Hasina left the country, people celebrated, celebrating it like a second independence. There have been some incidents of vandalism, violence, some groups deliberately committed violence. Some set fire to Awami League office. There is a security crisis because the police is not working, the police themselves want security because people are against the police. The police was also a part of the government and they fired on the people, which led to many deaths. However, now the police chief has been changed. Maqsood said that for decades, people here, irrespective of their religion, have been living together peacefully. Sometimes incidents have happened but the kind of talk that is being made that a large number of refugees are going towards India, it is wrong.
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He said that two days ago the situation was worse but now many students and social organizations are ensuring that the safety of Hindu temples and minorities is ensured. Students themselves are providing security, asking people not to harm them. Imams are also making announcements from mosques and appealing to people not to harm minorities, they are our friends. He said that the situation is not normal but is slowly becoming normal. Till the interim government is formed, there will be tension in the country about what will happen next.
What is the situation in Bangladesh right now?
Senior journalist and researcher Mukhtadhir Rashid in Dhaka told NBT that the situation is very sensitive. Police have no control in more than half of the districts and police stations have also been attacked. He said that there have been some incidents of attack on minorities as well, this is because there is no law and order right now. He said that my house in my village has also been attacked, people are vandalising or committing violence at places which they consider as power houses.
He says that I am not saying that there is no fear for the safety of minorities, violence has taken place in many places but there are a large number of people who are ensuring their safety. Many Islamic organizations are providing security to minorities and temples. I myself went to many temples and saw that students are providing security there. They are staying there overnight so that no unruly elements can vandalize there.