Global Hindu Diaspora Plans Silent Protest Against Killings In Bangladesh

WASHINGTON, DC—Hindu diaspora groups have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his advisers to take urgent action over what they describe as a surge in violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, citing killings, mob attacks, and alleged government inaction.

In response to the situation, the Global Hindu Diaspora announced plans for a nationwide silent protest in the United States. Scheduled for January 31, in major US cities, the demonstration aims to raise awareness and convey that the violence “cannot be ignored.”

In a letter addressed to Modi, the Global Hindu Diaspora said it was writing with “profound sorrow and urgency” following what the group described as the lynching and burning alive of Dipu Chandra Das, a young Bangladeshi Hindu, among other attacks.

“Beginning August 2025, violence against Hindus accelerated sharply,” the letter said, adding that “the scale of terror unleashed since mid-December 2025 has been unrelenting.” The group highlighted lynchings based on what it called fabricated blasphemy accusations, recalling the killing of Utsav Mondal last year as a precedent.

The letter said Hindus in Bangladesh had been “repeatedly abandoned by history,” citing both the Liaquat-Nehru Pact of 1950, which promised minority protections but failed in practice, and the period after the 1971 Liberation War, when many Hindu refugees who had fled to India were later sent back.

Describing the current situation as a “massacre of Hindus,” the group noted that local media coverage of human rights abuses has “virtually disappeared” since August 2024. This, combined with disinformation campaigns targeting Hindus and other minorities, they said, has contributed to growing impunity.

The letter also highlighted the case of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a senior ISKCON monk, who has been jailed since November 25, 2024, on what the group described as “fabricated charges” and repeatedly denied bail. The letter accused the Yunus administration of ignoring the communal nature of the violence, warning that this sends “a dangerous signal that mobs may act with impunity.”

According to the diaspora group, more than 2,442 attacks on minorities—mostly Hindus—were reported between August 2024 and June 2025. These included dozens of killings, rapes, temple desecrations, and mob burnings. The letter said 82 people were killed between August and November 2024 alone.(IANS)