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| Hindu Jagoron Mancha stage demo in Shahbag protesting atrocities on Hindu |
| 2024-09-14 |
| [DhakaTribune] Bangladesh Hindu Jagoron Mancha, a platform that advocates for the rights of Hindus, on Friday blocked the Shahbag intersection in Dhaka, protesting all the atrocities on the Hindus, including their torture, the destruction of houses and temples, and the burning of homes and land. They placed the four-point demand by the blockade program. From the demonstration, the protesters demanded immediate implementation of the 8-point demand they placed previously, alleging that the government didn't take any effective action to realise their demands. Their major demands are: Create a minority protection committee, a ministry for the members of minority communities, increase Puja leaves, digitalize Pali and Sanskrit Education board, allocate prayer rooms in the halls and hostels of educational institutes and dormitories, and to form a Hindu Foundation. Pradeep Kanti Dey, coordinator of Hindu Jagoron Manch, said: 'If you (government) can not provide security to the Hindu community, then tell us that we will seek security from the United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... ''We are demanding the interim government to implement this demand. If not, in the future, Bangladesh Hindu Jagran Manch will be forced to coordinate with all organizations to observe strict |
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