“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60)
“One Hindu family on the run & 8 families blockaded: Bangladesh,” by Ratri Bose, Hindu Post, May 7, 2023:
A Hindu family is on the run after being threatened with death after their businesses were attacked, vandalized and looted in Amtali sub-district under Barguna district of southern Bangladesh. Victim Rameshwar Roy has submitted a written complaint to Amtali police station in this regard, Bengali language national daily newspaper of Bangladesh, “Desh Rupantor” has reported.
According to the complaint lodged at Amtali police station and local sources, the family of poor Rameshwar Roy had a dispute with Moti Sikder, Mamun Sikder, Al Amin Sikder and Maqbul Sikder over various issues including land. As a result of this, Moti Sikdar, Maqbool Sikder and gang vandalized Rameshwar Roy’s shop and looted everything. At that time Rameshwar’s family was chased with sharp weapons and they somehow escaped and saved their lives.
When Desh Rupantor newspaper asked accused Al Amin Sikdar over cell phone in this regard, he claimed that he did not know who vandalized Rameshwar Roy’s shop. “I was sick, not even there”, claimed accused Al Amin Sikdar. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Amtali police station, AKM Mizanur Rahman admitted to receiving the complaint and said that ‘legal action will be taken after the investigation’.
In another case of persecution of the Hindu minority, 50 people from 8 families have been blocked inside their homes as several access routes were fenced with bamboos by local influential Rabiul Alam Rajib, defying the status quo issued by the court (Section 144) in Nagarkanda sub-district under Faridpur district of south-central Bangladesh, The Desh Rupantor report stated….