The official X, handle of the Bangladesh Chief Adviser’s Office (@ChiefAdviserGoB) has launched a direct attack on Indian publications Organiser Weekly and OpIndia, accusing them of “communalising” the growing wave of violence targeting Hindus in post-Hasina Bangladesh. This unprecedented statement came just days after both outlets published detailed reports from Bangladesh’s Jashore district, where Islamist mobs have razed Hindu homes and temples, lynched civilians, and forced hundreds to flee.
The government of Muhammad Yunus, handpicked by the military-backed interim regime following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s abrupt ouster on May 26, has not only failed to contain the widespread violence but has now embarked on a campaign of denial. Instead of addressing the carnage on the ground, the regime is using state-run social media platforms to vilify the messenger and suppress documentation of the ongoing pogrom.
This state-sponsored deflection is not new in the region’s political playbook — but this time, the façade of neutrality is cracking wide open, as gruesome evidence emerges from dozens of districts and the real picture begins to clash with the sanitised narrative being peddled on international platforms.
Organiser and OpIndia reports expose the truth: Ethnic cleansing disguised as “Local Clashes”
On May 27, Organiser Weekly published a report titled “Bangladesh Burns: Hindus Face Pogrom in Jessore as Yunus Govt Looks Away,” revealing harrowing details from the ground in Dahar Moshiyahati village of Abhaynagar Upazila, Jashore district. The report chronicled how a violent mob, allegedly instigated by BNP-affiliated Islamists, attacked Hindu homes with sharp weapons and petrol bombs, reducing at least 13 houses to ashes, partially destroying 20 more, and rendering over 500 Hindus homeless.
The cause? Ostensibly the murder of local BNP leader Tarikul Islam, which police claimed was related to a property dispute. But eyewitness accounts tell a darker tale: the murder was used as a pretext by extremists to unleash an orchestrated attack on the minority Hindu community. Victims said police were alerted multiple times but deliberately stayed away, fire services arrived only after the homes had been fully consumed by flames.
Organiser documented statements from multiple survivors. Shyamal Pal, a school teacher, said, “They came with guns, rods, and petrol bottles. My house was burnt while my wife and children ran into the fields. We have nowhere to go. Even the temple idols were smashed.”
The report also noted the complete breakdown of local law enforcement. Despite video evidence and calls made to the Abhaynagar Police Station, there has been no arrest of the perpetrators. Worse, government agencies and the Bangladesh Police have reportedly begun intimidating survivors to refrain from speaking to Indian or international media outlets.
In parallel, OpIndia ran its story corroborating the events in Dahar Moshiyahati, highlighting that this was not an isolated incident, but part of a larger and deliberate pattern of anti-Hindu ethnic cleansing. Their report pointed out that similar attacks had occurred in Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, and Rajshahi, all with chilling similarities — mobs chanting Islamic slogans, desecration of temples, and blaming the victims as “collaborators” of the Awami League.
OpIndia also noted that even Muslim neighbours who tried to protect Hindus were assaulted. In a powerful testimonial, they quoted Abdul Rahim, a shopkeeper in Khulna: “I tried to stop them from attacking the Mandir. They beat me and told me I’m a traitor for standing with kafirs.”
These detailed reports were backed by photographic evidence, videos, FIR statements, and on-the-ground interviews — forming an irrefutable archive of targeted violence. And yet, rather than investigating the perpetrators or securing justice, the interim Bangladeshi government chose to shoot the messenger.
Government Statement on X: Denial, Deflection, and Demonisation
On May 28, at 9:46 AM IST, the official X handle of the Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh posted the following:
“Certain fringe Indian outlets like Organiser Weekly and OpIndia have published highly communal and misleading narratives regarding recent law and order disturbances. These publications seek to destabilise bilateral ties and communal harmony by falsely painting internal disputes as ‘anti-Hindu pogroms.’ We urge our friends in India not to fall for this propaganda. #TruthMatters #BangladeshStrong”
https://twitter.com/ChiefAdviserGoB/status/1927399653017879022
The same handle then retweeted BBC’s recent article, which conveniently labelled the Dahar Moshiyahati attack as a “localised conflict over land and fish enclosures”, echoing the regime’s narrative that these were “business-related disputes” and not communal.
This digital declaration marks a dangerous precedent: when state power is used not just to whitewash crimes but to vilify those exposing them, it signals the collapse of both democratic accountability and basic human rights.
The Yunus regime is essentially rewriting reality in real-time — aided by Qatari Islamist outlets like Al Jazeera, left-leaning Indian websites like Scroll.in, and “fact-checking” arms of global media cartels, all of which have now amplified the claim that Hindus are being attacked “because they supported Hasina,” not because they are Hindus.
Similarly another, X account “Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus” has alleged that Islamist mobs attacked Hindu residents in Moshiyahati village, Jessore district, on the night of May 22, 2025.
#Bangladesh 🇧🇩 | On the night of 22.05.2025, Islamist mobs attacked Hindus in Moshiyahati village, #Jessore (Abhaynagar Upazila).
Houses were vandalized, looted, and set on fire. everything of value was taken.
How long will this go on?#HindusUnderAttackInBangladesh @UN_HRC… pic.twitter.com/0blqhqiR3M
— Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus 🇧🇩 (@VHindus71) May 23, 2025
However, independent fact-checks conducted by international media outlets such as BBC and Deutsche Welle (DW) have frequently found claims of communal violence in Bangladesh to be exaggerated or unfounded. These fact-checkers emphasise that, despite ongoing political tensions, the country’s communal harmony largely remains intact.
Nonetheless, violence continues to grip Bangladesh in the aftermath of Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as Prime Minister. According to a report published by the leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo, at least 232 people have died since Hasina stepped down, bringing the total death toll over the past 23 days to 560. The unrest initially began in July with protests against a government quota system for jobs, but rapidly evolved into broader anti-government demonstrations.
Hundreds of protesters had gathered in Dhaka to voice their concerns over the violence targeting the Hindu minority since Hasina’s resignation and subsequent flight from the country earlier this week. The protests saw demonstrators blocking a key intersection in the capital, holding posters demanding protection for minorities and chanting slogans like, “Who are we? Bengali, Bengali.”
The Hindu community, which constitutes roughly 8 percent of Bangladesh’s population of 170 million, has traditionally been a strong supporter of Hasina’s Awami League. However, tensions escalated after violent clashes last month between anti-reservation protesters and government security forces, sparking widespread unrest.
Brutal toll since Hasina’s resignation
Since Sheikh Hasina’s abrupt resignation under pressure from Islamist-led uprisings, Bangladesh has descended into what many are now calling a soft genocide of its minority Hindu population. Under the new regime of Mohammad Yunus, a Nobel laureate turned political puppet of the military-Islamist alliance, violence against Hindus has not just escalated — it has been systematised.
Confirmed death toll and attacks
- As of May 28, at least 573 civilians have been killed in political and communal violence across 52 of Bangladesh’s 64 districts.
- Of these, 147 confirmed victims are Hindus, according to records from the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC).
- Over 9,000 people have been injured.
- More than 2,000 Hindu families have fled to India or taken shelter in forests, riverbanks, and refugee safehouses.
- 37 temples, 84 homes, and 19 schools have been either burnt or desecrated.
Some of the most heinous cases include:
- Jessore Pogrom (May 22): 13 homes razed, idols broken, one man, Haripada Das, hacked to death trying to save his daughter.
- Pabna Temple Lynching (May 24): A 68-year-old priest, Jadunath Bhattacharya, was tied to a tree, tortured, and burned alive in front of villagers while police watched.
- Khulna Train Attack (May 25): Armed mobs boarded the commuter train from Bagerhat to Khulna, dragged out three Hindu students identified by sacred threads, and threw them off the moving train.
- Sylhet School Arson (May 26): A private school run by a Hindu educationist was set on fire; two girl students aged 11 and 13 died of smoke inhalation.
And these are only the reported cases. Survivors say many deaths and rapes are going unrecorded because families are afraid to go to hospitals or police.
In one horrific account, Organiser interviewed a woman in Barisal, who said, “They took my husband and son. Next morning, I found their heads placed outside our burned home. I was told this is what happens to Hindu ‘traitors’.”
The United Nations Secretary-General’s office has also weighed in, calling for an immediate cessation of violence in Bangladesh and condemning all forms of racially motivated attacks and incitement. United Nations report released on February 12 has unequivocally exposed widespread and systematic attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh, including Hindus, Ahmadiyya Muslims, and indigenous communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, under the caretaker administration led by Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus.
The UN report titled ‘Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh’, commissioned at the invitation of the interim government itself, lays bare the brutal truth behind Mohammad Yunus’ repeated claims of “exaggerated propaganda” regarding minority persecution. Instead of safeguarding vulnerable communities, Yunus’ administration has presided over escalating violence targeting minorities that have been left exposed to brutal mob attacks, arson, and intimidation with impunity.
“During and after the protests, members of the Hindu community, Ahmadiyya Muslims, and indigenous groups in the Chittagong Hill Tracts were subjected to violent attacks by mobs, including burning of homes and places of worship,” the report states in its summary.
The report paints a chilling picture of unchecked communal violence that began even before Hasina was forced to flee Bangladesh in August 2024 but has significantly worsened since. The minority Hindu community, which constitutes about 8 percent of the country’s population, has borne the brunt of this violence. The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a prominent minority rights group, has documented more than 2,000 incidents of attacks on Hindus since August 2024, according to a November 2024 report by the Associated Press.
Between November 26, 2024, and January 25, 2025 alone, 76 incidents of attacks on Hindus were officially reported. These attacks included 23 confirmed deaths and over 150 assaults on Hindu temples across Bangladesh, as revealed in the Indian Parliament by Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh.
The UN report provides detailed accounts of some of the worst-hit areas:
- In Burashardubi, Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, three temples were deliberately set on fire, and about 20 Hindu homes were looted.
- Widespread violence was reported across rural and historically volatile regions such as Thakurgaon, Lalmonirhat, Dinajpur, and also in urban centers like Sylhet, Khulna, and Rangpur.
- The attacks encompassed not just physical violence but systemic destruction of property, religious sites, and businesses, compounded by gross police inaction and deliberate negligence.
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