Report on Existing Situation of Religious Minorities in Bangladesh by the Commonwealth APPG (November 2024)
The inquiry has received evidence that religious and other minorities have become a target for persecution following the change of government, but experience of this varies by region. We heard that this was driven primarily through a lack of law and order. It was widely reported in the media that Hindu temples and the private homes of Hindus came under attack following the events of 5th August.
The South Asia Forum for Freedom of Religion or Belief
Monthly Newsletter Outlining the South Asian FoRB Situation (May-July, 2024)
সময়কাল - জুলাই ২০২৩ থেকে জুন ২০২৪
জুলাই ২০২৩-জুন ২০২৪ (এক বছর) সময়কালে দেশব্যাপী সাম্প্রদায়িক নির্যাতন ও সহিংসতার ঘটনা মোট ১০৪৫টি।
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2025 Annual Report on 25 March 2025
The report documents religious freedom conditions in 2024 and recommends policy to the White House, Congress, and State Department to advance freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) abroad. Congress mandated USCIRF’s Annual Report in the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998.
August 21 to December 31, 2024
Based on reports published in various newspapers, a total of 174 communal violence incidents took place between August 21, 2024, and December 31, 2024, particularly in rural areas. Many of these attacks affected multiple families within the same incident
August 4 to August 20, 2024
A total of 1,705 families have been directly impacted by 2,010 incidents of communal violence in 68 districts and metropolitan areas out of the 76 in Bangladesh
A Joint Submission by the South Asia forum for Freedom of Religion or Belief (SAFFoRB) and the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC)
During the 4th cycle (2022-2027), the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process will be strengthened through enhanced implementation of key human rights recommendations
আন্তর্জাতিক সম্প্রদায়ের কাছে বাংলাদেশে সাম্প্রতিক মানবাধিকার পরিস্থিতি তুলে ধরতে জাতিসংঘের মানবাধিকারবিষয়ক হাইকমিশনারের কার্যালয় (ওএইচসিএইচআর) ১২ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৫ একটি প্রতিবেদন প্রকাশ করেছে।
এতে বাংলাদেশে ২০২৪ সালের জুলাই-আগস্ট মাসে বিক্ষোভ চলাকালে সংঘটিত মানবাধিকার লঙ্ঘন ও নিপীড়নের বিষয়টি তুলে ধরা হয়েছে।
Human Rights Violations and Abuses related to the Protests of July and August 2024 in Bangladesh
UN report on human rights violations in Bangladesh between Jul 1 and Aug 15. UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk presented key findings from the report at a media briefing in Geneva on February 12, 2025.