Violent threats to kill Hindus raised by Muslim man in Bangladesh amidst ongoing persecution of Bangladeshi Hindus
Bangladesh 
8 July, 2025
Case Summary
In Bangladesh, violent threats were issued to Hindus of India by a Muslim man in a public gathering. He threatened to kill all Hindus of India. A video of this man went viral on social media. It was shared by a Bangladeshi Hindu account on X named 'Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus'. In the video, the Muslim perpetrator was seen making false claims that India was persecuting Muslims and destroying mosques. He said that if India did not stop killing or persecuting Muslims and destroying mosques, then he and the rest of the Bangladeshi Muslims would break the India-Bangladesh border and kill Hindus in large numbers. The Muslim crowd present in the scene cheered for him when he issued a direct threat to massacre Hindus in India. This case serves as a stark reminder of the growing Muslim extremism and anti-Hindu sentiments in Bangladesh, which have only increased manifold since the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League government on August 5, 2024. After her violent ouster, Bangladesh plunged into chaos as Islamist extremists have taken advantage of the political turmoil to unleash a wave of terror and violence against the Hindu community. The Islamist mobs have attacked Hindu homes, burned them to the ground, and abducted women in a horrific descent into anarchy. Several temples have been destroyed in various parts of the Islamic country in a major crackdown on Hindus. Reports have exposed how Muslim students forced around 60 Hindu teachers, professors, and government officials to resign. Exiled Bangladeshi activist Asad Noor has also revealed that the minority Hindu community is now being coerced into joining ‘Jamaat-e-Islami’. Hindu religious events have been repeatedly targeted. On 6th September, a procession carrying Lord Ganesha’s idol was attacked in Chittagong. Ahead of Durga Puja, multiple incidents of idol vandalism occurred, including attacks in Mymensingh, Pabna, Rajshahi, Kishoreganj, and Dhaka. On 29th November, a violent Muslim mob attacked three temples in Patharghata, Chittagong, immediately after Jumma Namaz. The crackdown on Hindu voices has also escalated. On 30th November, Hindu journalist Munni Saha was arrested in Dhaka. Muslim mob attacks have increased in Bangladesh, for example, on 22nd May 2025, a Muslim mob carried out arson attacks selectively on Hindu homes in Dahar Mashihati village in Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore district of Bangladesh. Even ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu and his aides have been targeted, and attempts have been made to ban ISKCON and suppress Hindu protests through sedition charges. These arbitrary actions point to a systematic pattern of persecution under Muhammad Yunus’s interim government.
Why it is Hate Crime ?
This case has been added to the tracker under the primary category- Hate Speech against Hindus. Within this, the subcategory selected is- Violent Threats. Violent threats, explicit, implicit or implied, is the most dangerous form of hate speech since it goes beyond discriminatory and prejudicial language to express the intent of causing harm to an individual or a group of people based on their religious identity and faith. There could be several different kinds of threats that are issued to Hindus based on religious animosity. An explicit threat would mean the direct threat of violence towards an individual Hindu, a group of Hindus or Hindus at large. Physical violence, death threats, threats of destruction of property belonging to Hindus and threats of genocide would mean explicit threats against Hindus for their religious identity. Implicit threats may not be a direct threat but implied through the use of symbols of actions – for example – in the Nupur Sharma case, other than explicit threats, there were also implicit threats when Islamists took to the streets to burn and beat her effigies. It implies that they want to do the same to Nupur Sharma – thereby is considered an implicit threat. Violent threats can be delivered in person, through letters, phone calls, graffiti, or increasingly through social media and other online platforms. It would be important to understand that a threat – explicit or implicit, online or offline – to an individual who happens to be a Hindu does not qualify as a religiously motivated threat. Such a threat, while vile and dangerous, could be owing to non-religious reasons and/or personal animosity. To qualify as a religiously motivated threat, it would need to exhibit an indication that the individual is being targeted for religious reasons and/or owing to his/her religious identity as a Hindu. This incident is a clear instance of hate speech against Hindus. The Muslim man in question directly threatened Hindus in India with a mass massacre. He used inflammatory language to incite Muslims to commit violence against the Hindu community. Such actions are a result of deep-seated animosity and hatred towards the Hindu community due to their faith, thereby making it an instance of religiously motivated crime. Another point to highlight is that the Muslim perpetrator attempted to justify these threats by making false accusations that India is persecuting Muslims and destroying mosques, thus he was attempting to legitimise violence against Hindus as a form of supposed retaliation. Such rhetoric not only targets a specific religious group, in this case, Hindus, with threats of mass violence, but also fuels communal tension by spreading misinformation. Such actions are clear demonstrations of religiously motivated hate speech. The Muslim accused was vocal about killing all Hindus in India. This is a direct reflection of how the concept of Ummah—the global Islamic brotherhood—is often invoked to justify hostility against non-Muslims, particularly Hindus. For radical Muslims, Ummah is not just a spiritual bond but a political and militant ideology that obligates Muslims to respond collectively to any perceived injustice against Muslims anywhere in the world. In this case, the speaker falsely accused India of persecuting Muslims and destroying mosques, and used that claim to call upon Bangladeshi Muslims to break international borders and kill Hindus in retaliation. This framing erases national boundaries and legal jurisdictions, portraying Hindus not as fellow human beings or citizens of another sovereign nation, but as enemies of Islam simply by virtue of their religious identity. The speaker’s appeal to the Ummah turns a fabricated grievance into a religious duty to wage war against Hindus, thereby promoting a transnational communal mindset where violence against non-Muslims is not only acceptable but encouraged. This weaponisation of the Ummah ideology transforms a local issue into a broader religious vendetta, making it a dangerous and ideologically driven hate crime against the Hindu community. The severity of this hate speech was further amplified by the reaction of the Muslim crowd. The Muslim audience present at the gathering cheered and supported the speaker as he issued direct threats to massacre Hindus in India. This collective endorsement of violent rhetoric demonstrates an extreme level of hostility and animosity towards the Hindu community due to their religious identity. Notably, these threats must be seen in the context of the widespread atrocities committed against Hindus in Bangladesh. Such incidents reveal that deep-rooted religious animosity is a driving force behind the ongoing persecution of the Hindu minority in the country. The removal of Sheikh Hasina from power on 5th August 2024 marked a turning point, significantly escalating the marginalisation and suffering of Hindus in this predominantly Islamic nation. What has unfolded since can only be described as a silent genocide. In the wake of Sheikh Hasina’s exile, Muslim radicals have carried out unchecked atrocities against Hindus, including brutal physical violence, the destruction of temples and sacred symbols, and the systematic displacement of Hindu families from their ancestral homes. Hundreds of attacks on Hindu temples, shops, and businesses have been documented since her removal as Prime Minister. Many Hindus have lost their lives or suffered severe injuries in mob attacks, leaving entire communities traumatised and fearful for their future. In short, Bangladesh has fallen into the grip of Islamist extremists, creating an uncertain future for its Hindu population. Since this case is an example of religiously motivated hate speech targeting the Hindu community, therefore, it is being added to the hate crime database. Disclaimer: The video that circulated widely on social media is undated. For the sake of documentation, we are using the date the video was posted—9th July 2025—as the date of the incident.
Case Status
Unknown
Perpetrators Details
Perpetrators
Muslim Extremists
Perpetrators Range
One Person
Perpetrators Gender
male
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