How can 8% Hindus be a problem for 90% Muslims in Bangladesh? Maa Durga will never forget her insult

Hindus in the state of West Bengal and Bangladesh are facing worst kind of persecution. The vibrant festival of Durga Puja ended in violence and vandalism for the Hindu minority community of Bangladesh as Islamic extremists exhibited barbaric behaviour over a Facebook rumour. A Facebook post allegedly showing Hindus insulting the Quran went viral on social media on Wednesday night after which the religious fanatics took to the streets to vandalize several Durga pandals.

 

 

Denying the claims of insulting Quran, Shibu Prasad Dutta, the general secretary of Cumilla Mahanagar Puja Udjapon Committee, informed that someone placed a copy of the Quran at a Durga Puja pavilion in Nanua Dighir Par early in the morning when the guard was asleep. “The miscreants took some pictures of this and ran away. Within a few hours, using Facebook, the propaganda spread like wildfire with the provocative pictures,” confirmed a district official.

 

 

Temples in Chandpur’s Hajiganj, Chattogram’s Banshkhali, Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj and Cox’s Bazar’s Pekua were brutally attacked with the Hindu devotees being thrashed. As many as three Hindus have reportedly been killed in the violent clash, however, the police is yet to confirm the same.

 

 

 

A pro-Hindu news portal ‘Hindu Voice’ shared a video of a Durga idol being thrown into the river. “Muslim mob have demolished 9 Durga mandapas and idols in Comilla, #Bangladesh. Hundreds of radical Muslims attacked this morning. The attack is still going on. Situation is still tense. Hindus are frightened. Police failed to control mob,” it tweeted.

 

Meanwhile, Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council shared several alerts and updates regarding the violence in the past 24 hours. “All Hindus in Comilla are being instructed to be alert. Stay in the temple together. We are appealing to the Bangladesh Police for help in nanua dhighir par area,” it had said in a tweet hours ago.

 

 

Calling out the hypocrisy of global politics and activists for staying silent on the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, the Council said, “A scandalous day in the history of Bangladesh. Many puja mandapas have been vandalized, Pratima Bisarjan in the Day of Austomi. Hindus are now guarding the puja mandapa. The whole world is silent today. May maa Durga bless all the Hindus of the world. Never Forgive.”

 

 

 

“Why is there so much hatred against Hindus in Bangladesh ??? Hindus live in Bangladesh by birth..Most of those who lost their lives in 1971 were Hindus. The Hindus of Bangladesh considered the Muslims as their brothers. How can 8% Hindus be the cause of problems for 90% Muslims?” said the Council in yet another Tweet.

 

 

Calling October 13 a ‘Black Day’ and giving a call for saving the Hindus of Bangladesh, the Council in their latest Tweet said, “We cannot publish in a tweet what has happened in the last 24 hours. The Hindus of Bangladesh saw the real faces of some people. We don’t know what will happen in the future. But the Hindus of Bangladesh will never forget Durga Puja in 2021.”

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