Revered Hindu deity mocked and denigrated with offensive remarks by Muslim teacher in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Dhaka District, Bangladesh 
18 May, 2026
Case Summary
In Bangladesh, a revered Hindu deity, Lord Krishna, was denigrated and insulted by a Muslim teacher, Shamsul Alam. During a lecture, he made several derogatory and objectionable remarks about Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha, hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. The incident came to light after an undated video surfaced on social media showing the Muslim teacher making sexually suggestive and offensive remarks about Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha during a lecture delivered to his students. According to the video, the teacher stated that eve teasing began because of Lord Krishna and repeatedly referred to the revered Hindu deity as an "eve teaser". He further stated that the acts Lord Krishna committed with Goddess Radha were too explicit to be described in a classroom. The teacher also narrated a fabricated version of the Radha-Krishna story, stating that Radha was on her way to sell milk with the other gopis when Lord Krishna proposed to her, that she rejected his proposal, and that she fled into the forest to escape him. Throughout the lecture, he made several sexually suggestive and derogatory remarks about Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha. The Hinduphobia Tracker team traced the individual featured in the video and identified him as a teacher at Lohri Coaching Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The circulation of the video triggered widespread outrage among Hindus, who viewed the remarks as an insult to their faith and to one of Hinduism's most revered deities.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The primary category selected in this case is: Hate speech against Hindus. The subcategory selected is: Anti-Hindu slurs, mocking faith. Anti-Hindu slurs and the deliberate mocking of the Hindu faith owing to religious animosity involve the usage of derogatory terms, stereotypes, or offensive references to religious practices, symbols, or figures. One of the common anti-Hindu slurs used against Hindus is “cow-worshipper” and “cow piss drinker”. The intention of using this term is to demean and mock Hindus as a group and their religious beliefs since Hindus consider the cow holy. Additionally, some symbols and the slurs attached to them have a historical context that exacerbates the insult, hate, stereotyping, dehumanisation and oppression against Hindus. Cow worship has been used for centuries to denigrate Hindus, insult their faith and oppress Hindus specifically as a religious group. There has been overwhelming documentation about how cow slaughter has been used to persecute Hindus with cow meat being thrown in temples and places of worship. There has also been overwhelming documentation where cow meat (beef) has been force-fed to Hindus to either forcefully convert them to Islam or denigrate their faith. Apart from cow worship, the Swastika – which holds deep religious significance for the Hindus – has also been misinterpreted and distorted to use as a slur against Hindus. Similarly, the worship of the Shivling has been used by supremacist ideologies and religions to denigrate Hindus owing to religious animosity. Such slurs and denigration stem out of inherent animosity and hate towards Hindus and their faith, therefore, it is categorised as hate speech targeted at Hindus specifically owing to their religious identity. This case was classified as a religiously motivated hate crime because the accused deliberately made derogatory, sexually suggestive, and defamatory remarks about Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha, two of the most revered figures in Hinduism. Rather than expressing criticism or engaging in theological discussion, the teacher portrayed Lord Krishna as an "eve teaser", falsely attributed the origin of eve teasing to him, and made objectionable remarks about the relationship between Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha before a classroom of students. To understand the gravity of the offence, it is important to recognise the place Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha occupy within Hinduism. Lord Krishna is one of the principal deities in Hinduism and is worshipped by millions of Hindus as the Supreme Being and an embodiment of righteousness, compassion, and divine wisdom. Goddess Radha is revered as the eternal consort of Lord Krishna and symbolises pure devotion and divine love. Their relationship holds profound spiritual significance within Hindu philosophy and devotional traditions. Deliberately reducing these sacred figures to vulgar caricatures, making sexually suggestive remarks about them, and falsely portraying Lord Krishna as the originator of eve teasing amounted to an attack on the religious beliefs, sacred traditions, and religious identity of Hindus. The context in which these remarks were made further aggravated the offence. The accused delivered these statements while addressing students in an educational setting, thereby using his position as a teacher to disseminate distorted and derogatory representations of Hindu deities. By presenting these remarks as part of a classroom lecture, he exposed impressionable students to false and insulting depictions of revered Hindu figures, lending credibility to narratives that ridiculed Hinduism and its sacred traditions. The deliberate denigration of Hindu deities in such a setting demonstrated hostility towards Hinduism and its adherents while normalising disrespect towards objects of Hindu worship. Such conduct therefore constituted anti-Hindu hate speech directed at one of the core pillars of the Hindu faith. This incident satisfied the parameters of a religiously motivated anti-Hindu hate crime because the abusive remarks specifically targeted revered Hindu deities on account of their religious significance. The statements caused profound emotional and religious distress to Hindus while fostering contempt, ridicule, and hostility towards their faith. Accordingly, this case has been documented in the Hinduphobia Tracker's Hate Crime Database as an instance of religiously motivated hostility directed against Hinduism and the religious identity of the Hindu community. Disclaimer: The Hinduphobia Tracker records incident dates based on when the offence occurred, rather than when it is reported by the media. However, in the present case, the exact date on which the offence occurred was not specified in the available sources. Accordingly, the date on which the incident first came to light on social media, 19 May 2026, has been recorded as the indicative incident date for documentation purposes only.
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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