Many radical students demonstrated in Chittagong.
Another round of oppression of Hindus has started in Bangladesh. Police in Chittagong have launched an arrest campaign following the death of lawyer Saiful in the violence that erupted during the court hearing of Sammilit Sanat's Jagran Jot spokesperson Chinmoy Prabhu. Late at night, 30 people were arrested in Hindu-majority Hazarilane and Kotwali areas. Six of them have been charged with murdering a lawyer while the rest have been charged with vandalism and inciting violence. There is fear in Hindu colonies due to police action.
Meanwhile, the Bangladesh High Court heard a petition to ban ISKCON on Wednesday. During the hearing on it, Attorney General Asaddujaman said, 'ISKCON is a registered organization. The government is already investigating the activities of ISKCON. Any organization found guilty of violating law and order should definitely be banned.' A High Court bench has ordered a detailed report on ISKCON's activities to be submitted on Thursday. Notably, after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government on August 5, 200 cases of attacks on Hindus and vandalism of temples were reported. Many other incidents were not reported.
For the first time… 20 representatives of 4 Islamic parties went on an official visit to China A major political development has come to the fore amid recent incidents of violence in Bangladesh. More than 20 representatives of four Islamist parties Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir, Hifajat-e-Islam and Khilafat Majlis left for China on Wednesday. The Communist Party of China (CCP) has invited Islamic parties for the first time.
Radical youths also involved in police raids, active role in informing police about houses of Hindus Vishnu (name changed), living in a Hindu majority area of Chittagong, said on phone that the police have been conducting raids since Tuesday night. Along with the police, there are youths from radical organizations. These people are finding houses and telling the police where to raid. Vishnu says that the Awami League people were targeted by these extremists after the fall of the Hasina government. Now that the new government has almost wiped out Hasina's Awami League, these hardliners are targeting Hindus.
A show of strength with a weapon… A youth living in Chittagong's Hazarilane said that youths are showing strength with weapons in public. His mob was chanting religious slogans and threatening revenge against the Hindus.
Fear of increased riots In Bangladesh on Wednesday, Jamaat-e-Islami and former PM Khalida Ziya's BNP held meetings in several cities. According to sources, these parties have devised a counter-action strategy over the Chittagong issue. It involves attacks in Hindu-majority areas. According to information, the organization will demand more arrests in order to pressure the Yunus government to take strict action. Due to this there is fear of increase in violence.
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