2013 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence

Violence in Bangladesh April 2026 April 2026 April 2017 2013 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence 200px Hindu women in Banshkhali Upazila surveying the remains of their demolished homes after being attacked by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Bangladesh districts affected by 2013 Anti-Hindu violence.svg 200px Bangladesh districts affected by 2013 anti-Hindu violence Bangladesh Bengali Hindus 28 February 2013 – 22 June 2013 Firing, looting, vandalising Hindu temples, idols, shops and housesAlam Shafiq Hindu temples, homes attacked across Bangladesh https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXjoJyIgLy7U_LRVfZMT4KExH3vw?docId=CNG.9af1c2fe9fbee6e7a4f761afcec1531f.701 https://web.archive.org/web/20130318110341/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hXjoJyIgLy7U_LRVfZMT4KExH3vw?docId=CNG.9af1c2fe9fbee6e7a4f761afcec1531f.701 dead 18 March 2013 Agence France-Presse 20 March 2013 Bengali Hindus Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir Petrol, diesel, ICT sentenced Sayeedi 2013 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence refers to riots and attacks of vandalism on and Hindu temples and properties, during the 2013 Bangladesh violence. These attacks began on 28 February 2013, after the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, the vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. Following the sentence, Hindus were attacked in different parts of the country. Hindu properties were looted, Hindu houses were burnt into ashes and temples were desecrated and set on fire.2 March 2013 Bagerhat Hindu Temple Set on Fire http://dev-bd.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=241410&cid=2 bdnews24.com https://archive.today/20130407194310/http://dev-bd.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=241410&cid=2 7 April 2013 20 March 2013June 2023 While Jamaat-e-Islami was blamed for the violence, Hindu community leaders said the attacks were not only carried out by hardline Islamists but also by supporters of other mainstream political parties, including the Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Background On 28 February 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal sentenced Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, the vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami to death for war crimes committed during the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence. Following the sentence, activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir attacked Hindus in different parts of the country. Hindu properties were looted, Hindu houses were burnt into ashes and Hindu temples were desecrated and set on fire. Attacks thumb|Map shows the districts (in red) where Bangladeshi Hindu community attacked by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.According to community leaders, more than 50 Hindu temples and 1,500 Hindu homes were destroyed in 20 districts.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21712655 Bangladesh minorities 'terrorised' after mob violence Ethirajan Anbarasan 9 March 2013 BBC News 17 March 2013 London 8 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210308065107/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21712655 live While Jamaat-e-Islami was blamed for the violence, Hindu community leaders said the attacks were systematic and had been going on for years. They say they are not only carried out by hardline Islamists but also by supporters of other mainstream political parties, including the Awami League and the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Barisal Division In Barisal District, a Hindu temple was set on fire in Nalchira Union of Gaurnadi Upazila. The Pinglakathi Sarbajaneen Durga Mandir was vandalised. On 5 March, miscreants tried to set fire to the Guthia Sarbajaneen Kali Mandir under Guthia union in Wazirpur Upazila. On the early hours of 6 March, a Kali temple was vandalised in Pakshia Union under Burhanuddin Upazila in Bhola District. The images of Kali and Mahadev were destroyed.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article598971.bdnews bn:ভোলায় প্রতিমা ভাংচুর 6 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 6 March 2013 9 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130309024300/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article598971.bdnews live In the evening at around 7:30 pm, a Radha Krishna temple was set on fire in Batajor Village under Bamna Upazila in Barguna District. On 12 March at around 2:45 am, two Hindu houses on New Vatikhana Road in Barisal were set ablaze by unknown criminals. Locals doused the flames before spreading.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/two-more-temples-vandalised Two more temples vandalised, 2 Hindu houses set on fire 13 March 2013 The Daily Star 13 March 2013 Dhaka In the early hours, burglars broke open a Radha Govinda temple in Kuripaika village of Patuakhali Sadar Upazila in Patuakhali District and stole the Madanmohan idol and 2.5 bharis of gold.http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-13/news/336086 bn:বিভিন্ন স্থানে মন্দিরের প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর 13 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 16 March 2013 Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20130317042322/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-13/news/336086 17 March 2013 dead On 4 April, a Hindu temple at Kathalia Upazila under Jhalokati District was burned down.5 April 2013 bn:কাঠালিয়ায় মন্দির পুড়িয়ে দিয়েছে দুর্বৃত্তরা Kathaliyaya assailants burned the temple http://ittefaq.com.bd/index.php?ref=MjBfMDRfMDVfMTNfMV8yXzFfMzE0Mzc%3D bn The Daily Ittefaq 5 April 2013 28 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200228220630/https://ittefaq.com.bd/index.php%3Fref%3DMjBfMDRfMDVfMTNfMV8yXzFfMzE0Mzc%253D live Chittagong Division In Noakhali District several Hindu homes and temples came under the attack of the Islamists.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-tribunal-idUSBRE91R0AN20130228 Bangladesh Islamist's death sentence sparks deadly riots Ahmed Anis 28 February 2013 Reuters 6 March 2013 5 April 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230405111356/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-tribunal-idUSBRE91R0AN20130228 live https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21623170 Bangladesh war crimes verdict sparks deadly clashes 28 February 2013 BBC News 4 March 2013 London 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303042428/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21623170? live https://www.dawn.com/news/789346/twenty-one-killed-in-bangladesh-after-jamaat-leader-ordered-hanged Twenty-one killed in Bangladesh after Jamaat leader ordered hanged 28 February 2013 Dawn 4 March 2013 Karachi 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130303091929/http://dawn.com/2013/02/28/twenty-one-killed-in-bangladesh-after-jamaat-leader-ordered-hanged/ live https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/44-killed-in-bangladesh-violence/article4465210.ece 44 killed in Bangladesh violence Habib Haroon 1 March 2013 The Hindu 4 March 2013 Chennai 5 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130305103227/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/44-killed-in-bangladesh-violence/article4465210.ece live http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2013/02/28/30-dead-over-death-sentence-bangladesh-islamists-death-sentence-sparks-deadly-riots/ 30 dead over death sentence – Bangladesh Islamist's death sentence sparks deadly riots 28 February 2013 Kuwait Times 6 March 2013 Kuwait City https://archive.today/20130413194644/http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2013/02/28/30-dead-over-death-sentence-bangladesh-islamists-death-sentence-sparks-deadly-riots/ 13 April 2013 dead On the morning of 28 February, the activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir began to gather near Rajganj Bazar in Begumganj Upazila.1 March 2013 http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-01/news/333020 bn:বাঁশখালী ও নোয়াখালীতে হিন্দু বাড়িতে হামলা, অগ্নিসংযোগ bn Prothom Alo Dhaka 3 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130304054152/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-01/news/333020 4 March 2013 dead28 February 2013 Jamaat Men Attack Hindus in Noakhali https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/jamaat-men-attack-hindus-in-noakhali bdnews24.com 3 March 2013 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801064640/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/jamaat-men-attack-hindus-in-noakhali live At around 2 pm, immediately after the verdict, the activists armed with sticks, started a procession in protest against the verdict. The procession vandalised the Kali temple at Rajganj Bazar and the temple near Bainnabari. Then they attacked the Hindus in nearby Tongipar and Aladinagar villages. They vandalised eight Hindu households and looted all the valuables including money and jewellery. The temple of Bhuiyan house in Tongipar village was vandalised. Six people were injured in the attacks. The violence continued in phases till the evening. Around 6–30 p.m. Rapid Action Battalion was deployed to bring the situation under control. On 23 March, Islamic extremists vandalised and looted a temple at Companiganj Upazila On 26 March, miscreants set fire in a Hindu house at Zirtali union belonging to Begamganj Upazila.24 March 2013 bn:কোম্পানীগঞ্জে মন্দিরে হামলা,৫টি বিগ্রহ লুট Companyganj temple, 5 idols looted http://www.natunbarta.com/outside-dhaka/2013/03/24/17903/13769ecd8a291e9e4c3f5eb5557c8dfa bn natunbarta.com 28 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211073651/http://www.natunbarta.com/outside-dhaka/2013/03/24/17903/13769ecd8a291e9e4c3f5eb5557c8dfa 11 December 2015 dead thumb|left|Destroyed Hindu temple in Banshkhali Upazila. In Lakshmipur District, five Hindu-owned jewellery shops were looted and one Hindu temple attacked and looted in Chandraganj.http://www.dhakatimes24.com/?view=details&data=Host&news_type_id=1&menu_id=1&news_id=30715 bn:হিন্দু সম্প্রদায়ের ওপর হামলে পড়েছে জামায়াত-শিবির Mahi Mohiuddin 3 March 2013 Dhaka Times bn 3 March 2013 6 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201006170929/https://www.dhakatimes24.com/?view=details&data=Host&news_type_id=1&menu_id=1&news_id=30715 live After the midnight of 28 February, one Hindu temple has been on fire in Gaiyarchar in Raipur Upazila.https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news/2013/03/130301_mh_bd-violence bn:সাঈদীর রায় নিয়ে বাংলাদেশে দ্বিতীয় দিনেও সহিংসতা 1 March 2013 BBC News bn 4 March 2013 London The police prevented the rioters from setting fire to another temple. Two Hindu monasteries were set on fire. On 1 March, the miscreants set fire to a Hindu house in Char Sita area of Ramgati Upazila.http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-03/news/333439 bn:মন্দির, বাড়িঘরে আবার হামলা 3 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 3 March 2013 Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20130304071326/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-03/news/333439 4 March 2013 dead On 11 May, Miscreants set fire on a Hindu Temple at Ramganj Upazila.bn:লক্ষ্মীপুরে মন্দিরে আগুন দিয়েছে দূর্বৃত্তরা http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article624550.bdnews bn bdnews24.com 16 May 2013 8 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034035/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article624550.bdnews live On 28 February, in the afternoon Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir activists attacked the Hindus in Chittagong District.2 March 2013 Jamaat Terrorises Bangladesh Hindus, Rioters Burn 6 Temples https://www.niticentral.com/2013/03/02/jamaat-terrorises-bangladesh-hindus-burn-6-temples-51497.html NITI CENTRAL 20 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307060028/http://www.niticentral.com/2013/03/02/jamaat-terrorises-bangladesh-hindus-burn-6-temples-51497.html 7 March 2013 dead In Banshkhali Upazila, the attackers set fire to Hindus houses in Dakshin Jaldi area of Jaldi Union. 20 houses were gutted. 16 Hindus were injured in the arson, two of the died. A 65-year-old Hindu was killed in the attacks.28 February 2013 bn:দক্ষিণ চট্টগ্রামে তাণ্ডব, হিন্দু বৃদ্ধ নিহত http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article596716.bdnews bn bdnews24.com 3 March 2013 2 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130302223036/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article596716.bdnews live On early morning of 5 March at around 2–30 a.m., the Sarbajaneen Magadeshwari Mandir at East Rupkania of Satkania Upazila was torched.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/jamaat-continues-attacking-hindus Jamaat continues attacking Hindus 6 March 2013 The Daily Star 6 March 2013 Dhaka 26 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210126075042/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/jamaat-continues-attacking-hindus live 6 March 2013 Recent attacks lead Bangladesh government to consider Jamaat-e-Islami ban http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2013/03/06/Recent-attacks-lead-Bangladesh-government-to-consider-Jamaat-e-Islami-ban/UPI-63691362546420/ United Press International 6 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306173624/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2013/03/06/Recent-attacks-lead-Bangladesh-government-to-consider-Jamaat-e-Islami-ban/UPI-63691362546420/ live At around 3:30 am the Khetrapal Temple was burned to ashes and money from donation box was looted.Temple torched in Ctg https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/temple-torched-in-ctg 8 March 2013 bdnews24.com 5 March 2013 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801064647/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/temple-torched-in-ctg live In Cox's Bazar, the Jamaat activists destroyed three Hindu temples. In Kutubdia Upazila, thousands of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir activists gathered before the Upazila Parishad office around 9 pm.http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-01/news/333042 bn:কুতুবদিয়া ও বাগেরহাটে মন্দিরে ভাঙচুর 1 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 3 March 2013 Dhaka https://archive.today/20130411163952/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-01/news/333042 11 April 2013 dead Around 10 p.m. they set fire to Hindu temples, after vandalising government offices and an Awami League party office. In Comilla District, image of a Hindu deity was vandalised in Brahmanpara Upazila. On 1 March at around 11 pm, eleven shops including four owned by the Hindus were set on fire in Kheora Bazar in Kasba Upazila of Brahmanbaria District. On the early morning of 6 March, some time after 2:30 a.m., unidentified miscreants set fire to Sarbajanin Kali Mandir after vandalising five idols at Chapatali village under Mohammadpur East Union in Daudkandi Upazila of the district.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/temple-torched-in-comilla Hindu temple torched in Comilla 6 March 2013 The Daily Star 17 March 2013 Dhaka 20 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221020142442/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/temple-torched-in-comilla live https://www.thedailystar.net/news/attacks-on-3-more-temples Attacks on 3 more temples 7 March 2013 The Daily Star 17 March 2013 Dhaka In Rangamati District, Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh activists set fire in a temple at Bagahichari Upazila on 28 March.31 January 2004 bn:বাঘাইছড়িতে মন্দিরে অগ্নিসংযোগ, আটক 8 Baghaichari temple arson, 8 held http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=f9b54b47e12c09e39fe858e578da13e8&nttl=28032013184851&fb_source=message bn BanglaNews24.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123535/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=f9b54b47e12c09e39fe858e578da13e8&nttl=28032013184851&fb_source=message 2 February 2014 Dhaka Division On 3 March, in Lohajang Upazila of Munshiganj District a Kali Temple was set on fire by arsonits.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article597871.bdnews bn:মুন্সীগঞ্জের লৌহজংয়ে মন্দিরে আগুন 3 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 16 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306002306/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article597871.bdnews live On the same day, in Kotalipara Upazila of Gopalganj District, a Hindu temple is burnt down.http://prothom-alo.com/detail/news/333998 bn:কোটালীপাড়ায় মন্দিরে আগুন, গোপালগঞ্জে বিএনপির কার্যালয় ভাঙচুর 4 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 16 March 2013 Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20130309005121/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/news/333998 9 March 2013 dead Six people including a Jamaat leader were arrested on charges of torching this temple. Early in the morning on 6 March, Ananda Ashram Mandir of Fulbaria village under the Ballabhdi Union in Faridpur District was set on fire.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/temple-set-on-fire-in-faridpur Temple set on fire in Faridpur 6 March 2013 bdnews24.com 6 March 2013 On 8 March, Islamist extremists vandalised a Kali Temple at Sashangaon village under Sirajdikhan Upazila in Munshiganj District.http://www.banglapost24.com/archives/94412 bn:সিরাজদিখানে কালী মন্দিরের প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর banglapost24.com bn 16 March 2013 On 11 March, a temple at Fulbaria Upazila in Mymensingh District was vandalised.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article600743.bdnews bn:ময়মনসিংহে মন্দিরে হামলা, প্রতিমা ভাংচুর 11 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 16 March 2013 13 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130313232843/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article600743.bdnews live Six idols were destroyed at Kafilabari Durga temple in Kotalipara Upazila of Gopalganj at the same night. On the night of 15 March, unidentified miscreants vandalised the image of Saraswati in a 77-year-old Hindu temple in Madhabpur area of Sherpur municipality in Sherpur District.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article602633.bdnews bn:এমপির বাড়ির পাশের মন্দিরের প্রতিমা ভাংচুর 16 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 17 March 2013 18 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130318114104/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article602633.bdnews live On 18 March, seven idols in Harimandir in Netrokona Sadar upazila's Bobahala have been desecrated by smashing them to pieces. On the same day in Gazipur District, the attackers damaged six idols in a Hindu temple at Dakhkhin Marta of Sreepur.http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-20/news/338045 bn:পাঁচ স্থানে সংখ্যালঘু সম্প্রদায়ের বাড়ি-মন্দিরে হামলা, ভাঙচুর 20 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 23 March 2013 Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20130323095251/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-20/news/338045 23 March 2013 dead On 22 March, unidentified miscreants set fire to a Lakshmi temple at Gazipur Sadar Upazila in Gazipur District.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/miscreants-set-gazipur-temple-on-fire 'Miscreants' set Gazipur temple on fire 22 March 2013 bdnews24.com 23 March 2013 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801064649/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/miscreants-set-gazipur-temple-on-fire live http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-23/news/338840 bn:গাজীপুরে মন্দিরে দুর্বৃত্তদের আগুন 23 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 23 March 2013 Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20130326032700/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-23/news/338840 26 March 2013 dead On 2 April, the largest Hindu temple at Bhuiyanpur upazila in Tangail District was set on fire.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/hindu-temple-torched-in-tangail Hindu temple torched in Tangail The Daily Star 3 April 2013 On 5 April, unidentified miscreants vandalised the Kali Mandir, Panchmandir and Shiv Mandir in Mirzapur of Tangail District.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/3-hindu-temples-vandalised-in-tangail 3 Hindu temples vandalised in Tangail 5 April 2013 bdnews24.com 5 April 2013 On the same day a Hindu temple was vandalised at Rajoir under Madaripur District during the clash of two political parties.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article610190.bdnews bn:আ'লীগ-বিএনপির সংঘর্ষের সময় প্রতিমা ভাংচুর bdnews24.com bn 5 April 2013 9 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130409012705/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article610190.bdnews live On 19 April, Unidentified miscreants torched a Hindu temple at Mahendri village in Rajoir upazila of Madaripur District.20 April 2013 Hindu temple torched in Madaripur http://theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165431:hindu-temple-torched-in-madaripur&catid=132:backpage&Itemid=122 The Independent Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20140203233618/http://theindependentbd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165431%3Ahindu-temple-torched-in-madaripur&catid=132%3Abackpage&Itemid=122 3 February 2014 dead On 8 April, a Hindu temple in Jamalpur District was vandalised .8 April 2013 bn:জামালপুরে মন্দিরের প্রতিমা ভাংচুর http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=5fd81dd8cb2ca37431b63d2f658c9716&nttl=20130408110547187500 bn BanglaNews24.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140202123532/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=5fd81dd8cb2ca37431b63d2f658c9716&nttl=20130408110547187500 2 February 2014 On the same day, a Hindu temple at Fulbaria under Mymensingh District was vandalised .8 April 2013 bn:ফুলপুরে কালীমন্দিরের পাঁচটি প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-04-08/news/343237 bn Prothom Alo https://web.archive.org/web/20130413033752/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-04-08/news/343237 13 April 2013 Khulna Division On the night of 28 February, miscreants vandalised a Hindu temple in Pingjour village under Chingrikhali Union in Morrelganj Upazila of Bagerhat District. The Dumuria Sharbajaneen temple under Ramachandrapur Union too was set on fire. Two Hindu houses, one belonging to a local Awami League leader, were set on fire in Banogram Union.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/bagerhat-barisal-hindu-temples-set-ablaze Bagerhat, Barisal Hindu temples set ablaze 2 March 2013 bdnews24.com 3 March 2013 On 3 April, Miscreants torched a Hindu temple after vandalism of its three idols of god and goddess in the same place again.3 April 2013 Hindu temple torched after vandalism in Bagerhat https://www.thedailystar.net/news/hindu-temple-torched-after-vandalism-in-bagerhat The Daily Star 1 August 2024 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801124822/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/hindu-temple-torched-after-vandalism-in-bagerhat live In Satkhira, Jamaat and Shibir rioters attacked Hindu houses and business establishments. In Kadamtala, City College More and Abader Hat areas of Satkhira municipality more than hundred Hindu residences and business establishments were looted and destroyed. The District Magistrate of Satkhira District promulgated Section 144 in Satkhira and certain areas of Assasuni Upazila. On 5 March, Jamaat-Shibir and BNP rioters set eight Hindu houses on fire in Khulna. On 12 March around midnight, miscreants vandalised 23 idols of Shiva at a temple at the Angita cremation ground in Kaliganj Upazila of Jhenaidah District.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/23-shiva-idols-vandalised-in-jhenidah 23 Shiva idols vandalised in Jhenidah 12 March 2013 The Daily Star 17 March 2013 Dhakahttps://www.thedailystar.net/news/two-more-temples-vandalised Two more temples vandalised 13 March 2013 The Daily Star 17 March 2013 Dhaka 4 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160504095430/http://www.thedailystar.net/news/two-more-temples-vandalised live On 18 March, more than 150 armed assailants attacked and vandalised the Pabla Sarbajanin Kalibari Temple in Khulna city's Banikpara around 9:30 pm. After blasting incendiaries, they ransacked the houses and shops of Hindus in the area.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/hindus-attacked-in-khulna-netrokona Hindus attacked in Khulna, Netrokona 19 March 2013 BDNews24 19 March 2013 Dhaka Rajshahi Division On 7 March, an idol of the Hindu Goddess Kali was destroyed and a Hindu temple was set on fire at Hatibandha Upazila of Lalmonirhat.8 March 2013 Temples Still Under Attack: HC Asks Govt to Arrest Culprits https://www.thedailystar.net/news/temples-still-under-attack The Daily Star 29 March 2013 Early in the morning on 3 March at around 3 am, unidentified miscreants set fire to the Sarbajanin Puja Sangha Mandir in the Natun Alidanga Bara Pekurtala locality of Shibganj municipality under Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj District. A portion of the temple was gutted in the fire. After the incident, the local Hindus were living in fear.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article597954.bdnews bn:চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জে মন্দিরে আগুন 4 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 5 March 2013 7 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130307045854/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article597954.bdnews live On the night of 12 March, miscreants broke into a Hari temple in Pakuria village under Singra Upazila of Natore District and destroyed the idol.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article601773.bdnews bn:সিংড়ায় হরি মন্দিরে প্রতিমা ভাংচুর 13 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 17 March 2013 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202153200/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article601773.bdnews live On 19 March, idols were desecrated in four Hindu temples of Gabtali Upazila in Bogra District.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/miscreants-desecrate-idols-in-4-bogra-temples 'Miscreants' desecrate idols in 4 Bogra temples 20 March 2013 bdnews24.com 23 March 2013 Rangpur Division On 28 February, activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir attacked a Hindu temple and destroyed Hindu-owned business establishments in Gaibandha District.https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-270925 Hindus under attack 1 March 2013 The Daily Star 4 March 2013 Dhaka In the evening, they vandalised some houses in the Shobhaganj Union. The Hindu community leaders complained that the attackers had vandalised the central Kali temple at Mithapukur Upazila in Rangpur District. Shortly after the midnight of 2 March, around 30–40 miscreants, shouting abuses and threatening the Hindus, attacked their homes at Uttar Maheshpur village in Raniganj area of Dinajpur Sadar Upazila of Dinajpur District. They set fire to the homes and haystacks of 12 Hindu peasant families, as they barely managed to escape alive. At around 1 a.m. two fire brigade units from Dinajpur arrived and doused the fire. By that time, the homes were completely reduced to ashes.3 March 2013 bn:দিনাজপুরের সংখ্যালঘু সম্প্রদায়ের ১২টি বাড়িতে আগুন http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-03/news/333610 bn Prothom Alo 5 March 2013 Dhaka https://archive.today/20130411183555/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-03/news/333610 11 April 2013 dead Jamat-Shibir activists also blocked the Joypurhat-Bogra highway for three hours.3 March 2013 Clashes Continue https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-271136 The Daily Star 10 March 2013 On 5 March, the Sree Sree Shoshan Kali Mandir at Rotherpar village in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat District was vandalised. On 7 March, fire was set to a Hindu temple after destroying goddess Kali idol at Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat. Sree Sree Kali Mandir at Bejgram village was also burnt down at night.8 March 2013 Temples still under attack https://www.thedailystar.net/news/temples-still-under-attack The Daily Star 7 March 2013 10 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210410220641/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/temples-still-under-attack live On 8 March, a Radha Gobinda temple is burnt down in Rangpur city.https://www.thedailystar.net/news/more-attacks-on-hindu-temples/ More attacks on temples 9 March 2013 The Daily Star 17 March 2013 Dhaka 10 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210410220621/https://www.thedailystar.net/news/more-attacks-on-hindu-temples live 8 March 2013 bn:রংপুরে মন্দিরে অগ্নিসংযোগ http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article599694.bdnews bn bdnews24.com 16 March 2013 11 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130311162114/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article599694.bdnews live Sylhet Division On 12 March, miscreants set fire around a temple at Juri Upazila in Maulvi Bazar District. But the people living around the temple quickly took the fire under control. Reactions Domestic The leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad held a human chain at the National Press Club in Dhaka and Chittagong on 2 March in protest of the atrocities on minorities in Bangladesh.Minorities resent 'Jamaat attacks' https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/minorities-resent-jamaat-attacks 7 March 2013 bdnews24.com 2 March 2013 At the meeting, the Hindu leaders expressed deep concerns in the recent developments and stated that the Jamaat-e-Islami had once again engaged in extermination of the minorities from Bangladesh as it did in 1971.bn:বাংলাদেশে হিন্দুদের নিশ্চিহ্ন করার মিশনে নেমেছে মৌলবাদীরা Mousum Akon 3 March 2013 Dainik Jugashankha bn Silchar On 3 March, the Bangladesh High Court directed the Government to ensure security of the Hindus in Noakhali District and repair the temples and houses of the Hindus destroyed in the attacks. It also issued suo moto notice to the Noakhali District police, the district administration and the Inspector General of Police to take action against the persons involved in the attacks.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Bangladesh-High-Court-orders-security-for-Hindus-in-violence-hit-area/articleshow/18785757.cms https://archive.today/20130419115140/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-04/south-asia/37436572_1_orders-security-hindu-houses-temples live 19 April 2013 Bangladesh High Court orders security for Hindus in violence-hit area 4 March 2013 The Times of India 6 March 2013HC pulls up government https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/hc-pulls-up-government 7 March 2013 bdnews24.com 3 March 2013 Khaleda Zia, the chairperson of opposition party BNP, also expressed her concern about communal attack on Hindus.http://banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=aee6d6c54b9ae4e3ab1f6be49464e6ca&nttl=04032013178985 bn:সাম্প্রদায়িক সন্ত্রাসের বিরুদ্ধে খালেদার নিন্দা 4 March 2013 banglanews24.com bn 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130401024928/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=aee6d6c54b9ae4e3ab1f6be49464e6ca&nttl=04032013178985 1 April 2013 dead On 6 March, Hindus across the country protested against the violence.http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article599091.bdnews bn:সাম্প্রদায়িক হামলার প্রতিবাদ সারাদেশে 6 March 2013 bdnews24.com bn 17 March 2013 9 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130309031526/http://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/article599091.bdnews live http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-07/news/334540 bn:হিন্দু সম্প্রদায়ের ওপর হামলার প্রতিবাদে মানববন্ধন 7 March 2013 Prothom Alo bn 17 March 2013 Dhaka https://web.archive.org/web/20130310060808/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-07/news/334540 10 March 2013 dead Foreign In India, activists of Gairik Bharat burned an effigy of Sheikh Hasina in Silchar, in protest against her failure to protect the Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.http://www.amadershomoy2.com/content/2013/03/03/middle0019.htm bn:ভারতে হাসিনার কুশপুতুল দাহ 3 March 2013 AmaderShomoy.com bn 3 March 2013 6 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306002228/http://www.amadershomoy2.com/content/2013/03/03/middle0019.htm dead The Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal unit demands the central government to create pressure on Bangladesh government to protect the Hindus from Islamic extremism.6 March 2013 bn:বাংলাদেশে হিন্দুদের নিরাপত্তা নিশ্চিতে চাপ দিন http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-06/news/334274 bn Prothom Alo https://web.archive.org/web/20130309225803/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-06/news/334274 9 March 2013 In Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament, main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party demanded that an all-party delegation be sent to Bangladesh to assess the "atrocities on Hindus" by Jamaat-e-Islami.8 March 2013 Protect Hindus http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/protect-hindus/ The Daily Star 10 December 2015 11 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211115524/http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/protect-hindus/ dead On the other hand, Muslim radicals of West Bengal stand for Delwar Hossain Sayeedi and Jamaat-e-Islami with conviction.https://hindusamhati.blogspot.com/2013/03/west-bengal-muslims-support-sayedee.html Hindu Samhati Global Media: West Bengal Muslims support Sayedee, Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh HinduSamhati Bengal hindusamhati.blogspot.com 8 March 2013 11 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151211164029/http://hindusamhati.blogspot.com/2013/03/west-bengal-muslims-support-sayedee.html live http://bdinn.com/news/update-kolkata-muslims-protest-against-anti-islamic-bloggers/ Update: Kolkata Muslims Protest against Anti-Islamic bloggers 5 April 2013 https://archive.today/20130628173651/http://bdinn.com/news/update-kolkata-muslims-protest-against-anti-islamic-bloggers/ 28 June 2013 dead Expressing serious concern on the continued attacks on the Hindus in Bangladesh the South Assam Bengali Hindu Association demanded the intervention of the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in stopping the atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh.http://www.sentinelassam.com/cachar/story.php?sec=2&subsec=12&id=152730&dtP=2013-03-15&ppr=1 Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh 15 March 2013 The Sentinel 15 March 2013 Guwahati https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235635/http://www.sentinelassam.com/cachar/story.php?sec=2&subsec=12&id=152730&dtP=2013-03-15&ppr=1 3 March 2016 dead The British High Commissioner in Dhaka, Mr. Robert Gibson expressed his deep concern and resentment upon the attack upon the religious places and the recent attacks in a press conference on Sunday 3 March held in Dhaka.http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-03/news/333627 bn:উপাসনালয়ে হামলার নিন্দা ব্রিটিশ হাইকমিশনারের Prothom Alo bn 7 March 2013 https://archive.today/20130411162119/http://www.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-03/news/333627 11 April 2013 deadUK calls for restraint in Bangladesh https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/uk-calls-for-restraint-in-bangladesh 12 March 2013 bdnews24.com 3 March 2013 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801064643/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/uk-calls-for-restraint-in-bangladesh live On 4 March, the United States Department of State expressed concerns over the attacks on Hindu temples and homes in Bangladesh.Patrick Ventrell Daily Press Briefing 4 March 2013 U.S. Department of State Washington D.C. https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2013/03/205621.htm 6 March 2013 29 February 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200229055910/https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/dpb/2013/03/205621.htm live Dan Mozena US Ambassador to Bangladesh express concern about attack of Jamaat on Bengali Hindu community.12 March 2013 US worried at violence https://www.thedailystar.net/news/us-worried-at-violence The Daily Star 12 March 2013 1 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160601082919/http://www.thedailystar.net/news/us-worried-at-violence live 11 March 2013 Mozena: Violence is not the way to resolution http://www.clickittefaq.com/featured-area/mozena-violence-is-not-the-way-to-resolution/ The Daily Ittefaq 12 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141116055856/http://www.clickittefaq.com/featured-area/mozena-violence-is-not-the-way-to-resolution/ 16 November 2014 dead The Amnesty International has called upon the Bangladesh government for giving better protection to the minority Hindus in the country. In a 6 March report, titled 'Bangladesh: Wave of Violent Attacks Against Hindu Minority', the Amnesty said as many as 40 Hindu temples were vandalised in attacks by supporters of an Islamic party. Several hundred were rendered homeless as shops and houses belonging to the Hindu community were burnt down over the past week, it said. The report gave Bangladesh's war crimes trial as the "context" to the violence against the Hindus.https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/amnesty-calls-for-protecting-hindus Amnesty calls for protecting Hindus bdnews24.com 7 March 2013 1 August 2024 1 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240801064645/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/amnesty-calls-for-protecting-hindus live হোসেন আকবর bn:বাংলাদেশে হিন্দুদের ওপর হামলায় অ্যামনেস্টির উদ্বেগ https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news/2013/03/130307_mk_hindu_attacks 7 March 2013 BBC Bangla bn 7 March 2013 12 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130512080613/http://www.bbc.co.uk/bengali/news/2013/03/130307_mk_hindu_attacks.shtml live At the House of Lords in the British Parliament, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi condemned the attacks on minorities and their places of worship in Bangladesh. She stated that 24 places of worship, 112 homes and about a dozen business establishment belonging to the minority Hindus came under attack. According to Lord Avebury, the recent attacks are recurrence of the 2001 attack on the Hindus.http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=93f97762c9d960dda0b387a4bd642dec&nttl=15032013181727 bn:সংখ্যালঘুদের ওপর হামলার তথ্য ব্রিটিশ পার্লামেন্টে উপস্থাপন Pasha Syed Anwar 15 March 2013 banglanews24.com bn 15 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130520202157/http://www.banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=93f97762c9d960dda0b387a4bd642dec&nttl=15032013181727 20 May 2013 dead Although, there was local reporting of the anti-Hindu atrocities, there was little to no exposure from international media, but images from the attacks continued to be spread on social media.Muslims Torch and Loot 200 Hindu Homes in West Bengal (Images) The Chakra http://www.chakranews.com/muslims-torch-and-loot-200-hindu-homes-in-west-bengal/3645 23 February 2013 List of temples attacked Date Temple Place Upazila District Division 28 February 2013 Kali temple Rajganj Begumganj Upazila Noakhali District Chittagong Division 28 February 2013 Hindu temple Bainnabari Begumganj Upazila Noakhali District Chittagong Division 28 February 2013 Hindu temple Pingjour Morrelganj Upazila Bagerhat District Khulna Division 1 March 2013 Hindu temple Gaiyarchar Raipur Upazila Lakshmipur District Chittagong Division 2 March 2013 Pinglakathi Sarbajanin Durga Mandir Nalchira Gaurnadi Upazila Barisal District Barisal Division 2 March 2013 Hindu temple Ramchandrapur Morrelganj Upazila Bagerhat District Khulna Division 3 March 2013 Kali temple Goalimandra Lohajang Upazila Munshiganj District Dhaka Division 3 March 2013 Sarbajaneen Puja Sangha Mandir Alidanga Shibganj Upazila Nawabganj District Rajshahi Division 4 March 2013 Kali temple Lakirpar Kotalipara Upazila Gopalganj District Dhaka Division 4 March 2013 Kali temple Ratherpar Aditmari Upazila Lalmonirhat District Rangpur Division 5 March 2013 Khetrapal temple Nathpara Satkania Upazila Chittagong District Chittagong Division 5 March 2013 Guthia Sarbajanin Kali Mandir Guthia Wazirpur Upazila Barisal District Barisal Division 5 March 2013 Hari Mandir Pakuria Singra Upazila Natore District Rajshahi Division 6 March 2013 Hindu temple Chapatali Daudkandi Upazila Comilla District Chittagong Division 6 March 2013 Hindu temple Bangla-Dashpara Netrokona Sadar Upazila Netrokona District Dhaka Division 6 March 2013 Radha Krishna Mandir Batajor Bamna Upazila Barguna District Barisal Division 6 March 2013 Kali Mandir Pakshia Burhanuddin Upazila Bhola District Barisal Division 7 March 2013 Kali temple Shashangaon Sirajdikhan Upazila Munshiganj District Dhaka Division 8 March 2013 Radha Govinda temple Amashu Kukrul Purbapara Rangpur Sadar Upazila Rangpur District Rangpur Division 10 March 2013 Kali temple Achhim Bazar Fulbaria Upazila Mymensingh District Dhaka Division 11 March 2013 Shiva temple Khalkula Kaliganj Upazila Jhenaidah District Khulna Division 11 March 2013 Durga temple Kafilabaria Kotalipara Upazila Gopalganj District Dhaka Division 11 March 2013 Radha Govinda Mandir Amtail Juri Upazila Maulvi Bazar District Sylhet Division 12 March 2013 Radha Govinda Mandir Kuripaika Patuakhali Sadar Upazila Patuakhali District Barisal Division 15 March 2013 Madhabpur Puja Mandir Madhabpur Sherpur Sadar Upazila Sherpur District Dhaka Division 18 March 2013 Hari Mandir Bobahala Netrokona Sadar Upazila Netrokona District Dhaka Division 18 March 2013 Kali Mandir Dakshin Marta Sreepur Upazila Gazipur District Dhaka Division 19 March 2013 Hindu temple Sabekpara Gabtali Upazila Bogra District Rajshahi Division 19 March 2013 Hindu temple Karmakarpara Gabtali Upazila Bogra District Rajshahi Division 19 March 2013 Hindu temple Bamunia Gabtali Upazila Bogra District Rajshahi Division 19 March 2013 Hindu temple Kamarchatt Gabtali Upazila Bogra District Rajshahi Division 22 March 2013 Shri Shri Lakshmi Mata Mandir Keshurita Madhyapara Gazipur Sadar Upazila Gazipur District Dhaka Division See also 1962 Rajshahi massacres 1964 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