After Dhaka, Comilla and Chittagong, rabid jihadists have again attacked minorities in Bangladesh, this time in Sylhet, and under the centuries-old, tried and tested pretext of “blasphemy.” The rise of social media has made the job of these religious fanatics even easier, as they have to put little imagination or effort into making up a marketable story. They just allege that someone belonging to a non-Muslim community has made a random Facebook post, and within seconds, they assemble into crowds of hundreds and charge through non-Muslim areas, destroying everything that gets in their way.
On Wednesday, December 4, such a fanatic mob ran riot through Hindu-owned homes and businesses in the Dowarabazar area of Sunamganj in Bangladesh’s Sylhet. The unrest started at sundown, gathered momentum through the night, and continued until past midnight, leading to significant damage to Hindu-owned property. An allegedly offensive Facebook post again triggered the attack on the Hindu minorities. It has been reported that the Muslims had gathered to hold a procession in order to protest a post that a Hindu boy made, and that the Muslims deemed offensive. However, as we have seen throughout history, such protests are never peaceful. All too many Muslims are oblivious to or contemptuous of the concept of finding a solution through dialogue, and are always prepared to take to the streets with their rustic weapons and draw the blood of their non-Muslim, weak, defenseless opponents.
We have no details on what was the content of the post that triggered a swarm of Muslims to rum amok through Hindu areas, except that it was an image of some kind. We don’t even know if there is any veracity in the claim that a Hindu youth had made an offensive post.
We have frequently observed in the past how violent Muslim mobs have acted on mere rumors, looting and causing bloodshed, and investigations after the destruction proved that no Hindu had done anything to trigger such reactions. This time, too, a mere buzz about an alleged offensive post drove gangs of irate Muslims to embark upon their occasionally violent spree. The attackers wrecked and robbed dozens of homes and shops. Several gold stores owned by the Hindus were also burgled. The mob ransacked the local Loknath Temple, and valuables worth over 1,500,000 Bangladeshi taka ($12,500) were stolen. According to reports, at least 30 residential properties and more than 100 shops were destroyed in these attacks. The Muslims also targeted the house of Gaur Das, an eminent leader of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, and his family temple was torn down, also.
And yet there was no action from the Bangladeshi authorities against the rioters. Not that they are sitting idle. The Officer-in-Charge at the Dowarabazar police station, Zahidul Haque, confirms that a 21-year-old Hindu youth, Akash Das, has been detained for posting an image on social media that offended collective Muslim sentiments. The boy was presented in court and accused of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims. The court denied him bail and sent him to jail.
Now, what about the hurt sentiments of the Hindus whose homes were torn down and temples vandalized and looted?
As usual, Bangladeshi authorities found no foul play there, and it goes without saying that no action was taken against any of the rioters. Although Khokan Roy, general secretary of the temple in Sunamganj, confirmed that valuables worth 1,500,000 Bangladeshi taka were stolen, and the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council condemned the attack on the minorities, the Yunus government’s police found no evidence of violence and riots. OC Zahidul said police had not received any reports of vandalism or attacks in the area due to the incident. “The village is remote, and most houses are dilapidated, with no concrete buildings.” Deputy Commissioner Md Ilias Mia only hinted at possible premeditation behind the attack, and attempted to downplay its virulence by suggesting that the scale of the damage was likely exaggerated.
rick says
There’s a saying in Islam. “Why work hard for money when you can just take it from infidels and please allah. ” Thief, rape, and a host of criminal activities all done to so called infidels has been the Muslim calling call since the 7th Century. Nothing has changed. This “religion” is nothing more than a mafia belief to rob non Muslims of whatever can be carried off.
Religion of Peace???
Religion of Thief, Rape and Murder is more like it.
S says
You said it.
William E Combs says
It is so true that Islam is like the mafia. Why do stories like this not appear prominently in Western media?
somehistory says
Jesus, recognized by some Hindus as a Prophet, said about the arch-enemy of mankind, “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy.”
mozlums, working for “the thief,” “steal, kill and destroy.” They don’t *need* someone to say something about them, or show a picture of something to go on a rampage.
mozlums *lust* to ‘do the desires of their father’ and this is why they pretended they had a *reason.*
And the mozlum-run ‘government’ will do nothing to punish or stop the death and destruction.
S says
Lord Jesus knows the enemy and calls him out for what he is.
Patriot64 says
This is not the religion of Peace. It more like the religion of mayhem and violence.
Mike says
Imagine if non-Muslims went absolutely berserk and proceeded to loot, assault, rape and murder entire Muslim communities because a Muslim *individual*, according to any non-Muslim schmuck, *allegedly* said, wrote or posted something offensive to non-Muslims.
Correct, it virtually never happens, nor has it happened, it appears.
somehistory says
And….drum rolling…..they constantly, every day of the week by multiple mozlum liars, say all kinds of things offensive to Christians, Jews and others in their bullseye for destruction.
MD Anthony says
Their civil war is now a go
Bridgette says
I’d like to see a posting as to what can be done about this so called religion in the west. We already know they’re the devil’s spawn.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
They are feeling especially emboldened given India’s silence on that whole situation. It’s like if the jihadist regime in Dhaka had a puppet regime in Delhi. I recall on this site, when people speculated on whether Barack Obama is a muslim, Robert observed that assuming that he isn’t, the policies he pursued as POTUS were no different from what they would have been had he been a muslim
Similarly, what the Modi government is doing about Bangladesh is no different from what a puppet regime of Dhaka, were it possible to install one in Delhi, would have done. A couple of days ago, there was an incident of Bangladeshis crossing the border into India to try and demolish a Hindu temple, and the administration there claimed that they were just repairing the temple, not building a new one. Instead of telling them that it was on Indian turf and they had no business saying anything about it. Or another case where a Hindu family of 10 got into India and were arrested: they said that they were more willing to spend their life in an Indian jail than in Bangladesh. Incidentally, the CAA – the law that the ruling BJP waved before the last election – is all but dead, since Hindus in Bangladesh are being blocked from fleeing to India by the Indian border guards
Ashlyn needs to start exposing the anti-Hindu treachery of the Modi regime, just like other contributors here exposing the pro-islamic tendencies of the Starmer, Scholz, Macron, Trudeau…. regimes
Troybeam says
This is a perfect example of why Islam is taking control of cities and nation the world over.
Anonymous says
Why has India not yet interfered? Seems like Indian government got their votes and now have turned a blind eye towards oppressed minorities of Hindus in Bangladesh. How long will Hindus face persecution across the neighbouring nation and India a Hindu majority nation will be silence on this? I hope and beleive Indian government take actions as promised to their voters.