Washington, DC: An alliance of global organizations across North America, Europe, and Asia is launching a three-part global response to the escalating persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh since the Yunus interim government took office. The campaign includes a united petition to governments and multilateral bodies, memorial and prayer meetings in Hindu temples across the United States on January 24 and January 27, and a nationwide rally on January 31, 2026, in at least 25 confirmed cities, with additional locations being added. Flyers for the memorials and the nationwide rally are attached.
Since mid-2024 and throughout 2025, the Hindu minority has endured a marked rise in targeted violence that blends blasphemy accusations, mob vigilantism, arson, sexual assaults, and the desecration of places of worship. The most searing example is the public lynching of Dipu Chandra Das on December 18, 2025, following a fabricated blasphemy charge. The killing was recorded and circulated online, shocking communities worldwide and underscoring the collapse of deterrence and protection for minorities.
Community documentation and rights-group reporting show a stream of blasphemy-linked attacks from June through December 2025, during which online incitement drew crowds to Hindu neighborhoods, shops, and temples. Named victims memorialized by temples this month include Dipu Chandra Das, Khokan Chandra Das, Rana Pratap Bairagi, Mohi Chakraborty, Bajendra Biswas, Prantosh Karmakar, and Amrito Mondal, all killed in 2025 during anti-Hindu violence.
Alongside the killings, families report rape during home invasions, forced conversions under threat, and the systematic destruction of property and murtis. Police responses have often been delayed or ineffective, and prosecutions remain rare. From the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina’s government in August 2024 through November 30, 2025, civil-society tabulations recorded 2,673 attacks on minorities, including Hindus and indigenous peoples, reflecting a climate of continuous intimidation. (For full report visit www.thesouthasiantimes.info)
