Hundreds of people carrying placards assembled at United Kingdom’s capital London to mark their protest against the ongoing atrocities perpetrated by the radical groups against the minority Hindus in Bangladesh.
Members from the Bangladeshi and Indian Diaspora gathered near the iconic Big Ben and proceeded towards 10 Downing street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister demanding immediate stopping of ongoing violence against the Hindus after ousting of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina.
The protestors were also joined by people of other communities concerned about the condition of minorities especially Hindus who are facing a genocide like situation across the nation in midst of political unrest. During the march the demonstrators were seen holding placards depicting demands for justice and halting of violence against the Hindu community in Bangladesh.
In a press release issued after the protest march, the spokesperson of the protestor asserted that incident related to desecration of Hindu temples, arson along lynching and rapes of members of minorities community are taking place as indicated by media reports.
He further emphasised that while the political turmoil is an internal matter of Bangladesh, the human rights violations are alarming and pose a grave threat to the relatives and friends of the protestors residing in Bangladesh.
Extremist groups and certain Islamic organisations are exploiting the political instability to force minorities out of the country, reminiscent of the events of 1947 and 1971. The desecration of statues of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founder of Bangladesh, and Ravindranath Tagore, the writer of national anthem further indicates that the extremists are manipulating political issues as idol are prohibited in Islamic states, added the spokesperson further.
The protest concluded with resolute demands of intervention by the British government in mediating peace in Bangladesh, halting the persecution of minorities and conducting a thorough investigation to identify and punish the perpetrators of the violence. The protestors also released a list of over 40 incidents of attacks on Hindu Minority community across Bangladesh on August 5.
Notably, the minority Hindus of Bangladesh are facing one of the worst campaign against the community since the independence of Bangladesh in 1971. Scores of videos/visuals displaying horrific torture and atrocities on Hindus have been emerging on the social media platforms since the onset of targeted violence against the community after ousting of Sheikh Hasina on August 5.
The continuation of violence against the Hindus since the departure of Hasina has now started to attract responses from across the globe as separate groups sympathetic to the rights of minorities are raising their voice against the injustice.
Earlier the Australian Jewish Association (AJA) had also expressed its concern over the targeted attacks on the minorities Hindus of Bangladesh. In an official statement issued on Tuesday, August 6, Robert Gregory, CEO of the AJA said that “the AJA is concerned by the recent events in Bangladesh, including shocking violence against Hindus”.
“We have seen terrible footage from Bangladesh, including the violence against the Hindus, our thoughts are with the victims, the Albanese government must speak out against the atrocities,” said Greogary while urging the foreign minister to make a statement on the matter.
