Hindu family attacked by Muslims in attempt to seize land in Bangladesh

Case Summary
A Hindu family in Dohar Upazila, Dhaka, was attacked by Islamist assailants Saidul and Mizan in an attempt to seize their land. The attack left the family in distress, highlighting the deteriorating situation of Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government on August 5, 2024, the country witnessed increasing violence against the Hindu community. Islamist extremists exploited the political instability to carry out widespread attacks. Hindu homes have been targeted, set on fire, and looted, while reports of women being abducted have surfaced. Additionally, several Hindu temples across Bangladesh have been vandalized and destroyed, further intensifying fear among the minority community. Despite the alarming rise in communal violence, there has been little international response, leaving the Hindu population vulnerable amid ongoing unrest.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
The case has been added to the tracker under the prime category of- Attack not resulting in death. Under this, the sub-category selected is- Attacked for Hindu identity. In several cases, Hindus are attacked merely for their Hindu identity without any perceived provocation. A classic example of this category of religiously motivated hate crime is a murder in 2016. 7 ISIS terrorists were convicted for shooting a school principal in Kanpur because they got ‘triggered’ seeing the Kalava on his wrist and tilak that he had put. In this, the Hindu victim had offered no provocation except for his Hindu religious identity. The motivation for the murder was purely religious, driven by religious supremacy. Such cases where Hindus are targeted merely for their religious identity would be documented as a hate crime under this category. While the available details do not explicitly indicate a religious motive, the broader context cannot be ignored. When there is an ongoing ethnic cleansing based on religious identity, every crime in and of itself is assumed to be motivated by the same religious animosity even if there is a lack of specific religious marker in the immediate crime. During an ongoing ethnic cleansing, the dehumanisation of people based on their religious identity and the normalisation of religious hostility drives the crimes committed against them even when there is a lack of stated religious motive. For the purpose of documenting the 2024 ethnic cleansing of Hindus in Bangladesh, the Hinduphobia Tracker is assuming religious motivation ab initio. If a case is specifically and beyond reasonable doubt proven to be driven by motivations other than religious hostility, it will post-facto be removed from the hate crime database.

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Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
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Perpetrators Gender
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