Last Updated on 11/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
Bangladesh interim government chief Mohammad Yunus has called youth and students of the Hindu community for a meeting to discuss the solution to the crisis and the safety of Hindus. Minorities in the neighboring country are now demanding a minority protection law to protect Hindus and other minorities from atrocities.
Hindu students’ group will put forward 8 point demands
According to the information, the Hindu Student Minority Rights Movement group Yunus will put forward 8 point demands before the government. These include the demand of setting up a fast track tribunal for speedy trial in cases of attacks on Hindus and immediate implementation of the Minority Protection Act.
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The Hindu students’ group Yunus will demand the government to upgrade the Hindu Religious Welfare Trust to a foundation, modernise the Pali Education Board, declare a five-day holiday during Sharadiya Durga Puja and establish a Ministry of Minority Affairs. The meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Attacks on minorities described as ‘heinous’
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Saturday condemned the attacks on violence-hit minority communities. He called the attacks on minorities heinous and urged all the youth to ensure the safety of Hindu, Christian, Buddhist families.
Addressing students at Begum Rukaiya University in Rangpur city, Yunus said, “There are many people standing to ruin your efforts. Do not fail this time,” the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported. He urged all students to protect minority Hindu, Christian and Buddhist families from harm.
Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus trying to come to India
According to two Hindu organisations of Bangladesh – Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and Bangladesh Puja Udyapan Parishad, members of minority communities in Bangladesh have faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 53 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5. Also, thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus are trying to come to neighboring country India to escape the violence.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)