Bangladesh: Politics and Persecution
4th October 2024
On August 5, Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was forced to resign and flee to India after student-led protests turned into a violent demand for change in the country. The political and social upheaval that has followed has devastated Christians, Hindus, and other religious minorities. Islamists are exploiting the unrest to attack them with impunity.
According to reports and social media posts from the region, many houses and farms belonging to religious minorities have been destroyed, with their possessions and livestock looted as well. Both Christians and Hindus have been beaten, raped, murdered, and pressured to abandon their homes. Many of those not driven from their homes remain in hiding out of a fear of persecution, according to Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution globally.
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