2012 Fatehpur violence

February 2026 2012 Fatehpur Violence refers to the attack on the minority Hindu community in the Fatehpur village under Kaliganj upazila in Satkhira District in south-western Bangladesh on 31 March 2012. Background On 26 March 2012, on the occasion of Independence Day, the students of Fatehpur High School staged a play adapted from the short story 'Huzur Kebla' by eminent Bangladeshi politician and litterateur Abul Mansur Ahmed.Rahman Mizanur April 3, 2012 bn:সাতক্ষীরায় ৭ সংখ্যালঘু পরিবারের ঘরবাড়ি পুড়িয়ে দেয়া হয়েছে Satkhira 7 minority family homes have been burnt http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=15&dd=2012-04-03&ni=91993 The Daily Janakantha bn April 10, 2012 December 10, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212311/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=15&dd=2012-04-03&ni=91993 dead The text is included in the syllabus of Bengali in the university degree courses. Three days later, on 29 March 2012, Dainik Drishtipat and Dainik Alor Parash, two Jamaat-e-Islami-supported local newspapers, reported that blasphemous remarks about the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, were made in the drama. Though the news was proved to be false later on, tensions began to mount once the news spread.April 10, 2012 bn:সাতক্ষীরায় সংখ্যালঘু নির্যাতনের প্রতিবাদে জবিতে মানববন্ধন, বিক্ষোভ মিছিল Jabite human chain to protest the persecution of minorities in Satkhira, demonstrations http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=3d22a942cc0b2fc99d5403d0f3904d95&nttl=102961 banglanews24.com bn April 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033552/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=3d22a942cc0b2fc99d5403d0f3904d95&nttl=102961 February 22, 2014 dead mdy-all On 30 March, South Sripur Union Parishad member Abu Jafar Sanpui filed a case with Kaliganj police station accusing a dramatist, a headmaster, and an assistant headmaster. Police arrested the headmaster and the assistant teacher and sent them to jail.April 1, 2012 Playwright arrested, houses set on fire http://theindependentbd.com/paper-edition/frontpage/129-frontpage/102635-playwright-arrested-houses-set-on-fire.html The Independent April 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140223234706/http://theindependentbd.com/paper-edition/frontpage/129-frontpage/102635-playwright-arrested-houses-set-on-fire.html February 23, 2014 dead mdy-all A group of Muslims held demonstrations after Jumma prayers on Friday, blocking roads for an hour.2 Satkhira teachers held on charge of blasphemy United News of Bangladesh 30 March 2012 After Jum?a prayers today, Muslims devotees brought out a procession, staged a sit-in ... and blocked the Kaliganj road for an hour in protest against staging ... Attacks On Saturday, people from neighbouring areas began to gather in Fatehpur village under the banner of Touhidi Janata.April 4, 2012 bn:কালীগঞ্জে আবারও বাড়িঘরে লুটপাট, অগ্নিসংযোগ Again Kaliganj looting of houses, firing http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/237738 Prothom Alo bn April 10, 2012 https://archive.today/20130131182540/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/237738 January 31, 2013 dead Hundreds of people from Krishnanagar and Bishnupur unions and other areas assembled outside the Fatehpur village of South Sripur union. At around 9a.m. they attacked the Fatehpur High School and Fatehpur Government Primary School with sticks, iron rods, and machetes. Then they attacked the houses of Shahinur Rahman and his three brothers and set them on fire. In the Banshtala market, they set fire to the shop of Abdul Hakim Sardar, a member of the administrative committee of Fatehpur High School.April 1, 2012 bn:কালীগঞ্জে বাড়িঘর শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানে হামলা, আগুন Kaliganj homes, educational institutions, attack, on fire http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/237018 Prothom Alo bn April 11, 2012 https://archive.today/20130131230449/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/237018 January 31, 2013 dead Then, as the sun set, the Muslims burnt down the house of 7 Hindu families, including Mita Rani Hazra. They also robbed valuable things from those houses. On Sunday afternoon, rumour spread that Lalita Sardar, a Hindu housewife from Chakdaha village, had made another blasphemous remark about Muhammad. People began to gather in the Sardar residence. In the evening, Firoz Kabir Kajal, the president of the Nazimganj Bazar Committee, arrived at their house along with local union parishad members. They began to pressurize Lalita to publicly apologize for her blasphemous remarks. During this meeting, about two hundred youths from nearby villages gathered near their house and threatened to kick the family and send them to India. At around 7pm thousands of teenagers and youths were called to the spot from the different villages of Kaliganj Upazila. The outsiders gathered around the houses of the minority Hindus and began to pelt stones and brick bats at their houses. The Hindu men, women, and children, fearing for their lives, began to run towards safety. The attackers then broke open their houses and looted their valuables, including jewelry, garments, land deeds, and other valuable documents. They also snatched the jewelry box from Lalita Sardar. After securing the loot in safe havens, the miscreants doused the houses in petrol and set them on fire. The houses of 10 Hindu families were looted and set on fire. The looting and arson took place in the presence of the police. The fire brigade was blocked from entering into the area until the houses were completely burnt. The district magistrate, district superintendent of police, the additional D.I.G. (Khulna Range) and RAB officers arrived at night and tried to bring things under control. Aftermath A week after the attacks, the majority of the Hindu victims still remained terrorized. Members of many of the families haven't returned to their houses.April 8, 2012 bn:কালীগঞ্জের দুই গ্রামের মানুষ এখনো আতঙ্কিত তিনজন গ্রেপ্তার Kaliganj two of the three arrested people are still terrified http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/238769 Prothom Alo bn April 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120411051603/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/238769 April 11, 2012 dead On Wednesday, 11 April 2012, the District Commissioner of Satkhira District canceled declaration of the daily drishtipat because of provocating the attack on Hindu families and failure to answer the show cause order of the High Court.April 11, 2012 bn:সাতক্ষীরা থেকে প্রকাশিত 'দৈনিক দৃষ্টিপাত' পত্রিকার প্রকাশনা বাতিল http://banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=c06d84bbc0dfaf84b37d97f8f88dd1fe&nttl=11042012103421 BanglaNews24.com bn April 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033454/http://banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=c06d84bbc0dfaf84b37d97f8f88dd1fe&nttl=11042012103421 February 22, 2014 dead mdy-all Protests As the Hindu students of Jagannath Hall of Dhaka University protested against the persecution. Bangladeshi media highlighted this event. Students of Dhaka University's Jagannath Hall staged demonstrations, putting up barricades on Shahbag-Matsya Bhaban road on Thursday morning, 5 April 2012. Nearly 500 students brought out a procession from their dormitory in the morning and later took position at Shahbagh around 10:30am. They demanded tougher actions against the people responsible for the incident. Earlier, on Wednesday night, the students blocked Elephant-Matsya Bhaban Road for an hour on the same issue. Bangladesh Hindu Mohajot also protested against the incident.April 12, 2012 DU teachers ask govt to free the detained http://old-archives.newagebd.net/detail.php?date=2012-04-12&nid=7000 New Age April 13, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151210214646/http://old-archives.newagebd.net/detail.php?date=2012-04-12&nid=7000 December 10, 2015 dead mdy-all See also 1962 Rajshahi massacres 1964 East-Pakistan riots 1971 Bangladesh genocide Operation Searchlight Chuknagar massacre Jathibhanga massacre Shankharipara massacre Razakar 1989 Bangladesh pogroms 1990 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence 1992 Bangladesh violence 2012 Chirirbandar violence 2012 Hathazari violence 2012 Ramu violence 2013 Bangladesh Anti-Hindu violence 2014 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence Noakhali riots Persecution of indigenous peoples in Bangladesh Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh Persecution of Buddhists in Bangladesh Persecution of Chakma buddhists Persecution of Ahmadis in Bangladesh Persecution of Christians in Bangladesh Persecution of atheists and secularists in Bangladesh Freedom of religion in Bangladesh Human rights in Bangladesh References Category:2012 crimes in Bangladesh Category:2012 fires in Asia Category:21st century in Hinduism Category:Anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh Category:Arson in 2012 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2012 Category:Criminal rock-throwing Category:History of Khulna Division Category:Looting in Bangladesh Category:March 2012 crimes in Asia Category:March 2012 in Bangladesh Category:Pogroms Category:Religious riots in Bangladesh Category:Residential building arson attacks in Bangladesh Category:Satkhira District Category:Attack over accusations of blasphemy