Members of Bangladesh’s Hindu community staged a protest in the capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday in response to the anti-Hindu violence that has gripped the nation since last week. The unrest began after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted and her Awami League government collapsed following a month-long student-led uprising.
The protest on Tuesday took place outside Dhaka’s Jamuna State Guest House, where Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, the leader of the country’s interim government, is residing.
#WATCH | Bangladesh: Members of the minority Hindu community hold a protest outside Jamuna State Guest House in Dhaka, where Bangladesh interim govt chief Muhammad Yunus is residing. The protestors are holding posters of their family members who went missing during the incidents… pic.twitter.com/uesXUhFJMW
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A brief altercation erupted between the demonstrators, who were holding posters of their missing family members from the recent violence, and the Bangladesh Army soldiers stationed at the guest house for security.
#WATCH | Bangladesh: A minor clash occurred between the Army personnel and the members of the minority Hindu community protesting with posters of their family members who went missing during the incidents of violence in the country.
(Visuals outside Jamuna State Guest House in… https://t.co/icbW4VzTWC pic.twitter.com/3Rb7a0aiAC
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Earlier in the day, Yunus, the chief adviser of the caretaker administration, visited the historic Dhakeshwari Temple in Dhaka. The 84-year-old renowned economist reassured minorities, including Hindus, of their safety and security in the country.
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“Rights are equal for everyone. We are all one people with the same rights. Do not make any distinctions among us. Please assist us. Exercise patience and later judge…what are able to do and what not. If we fail, then criticise us,” Yunus said, according to The Daily Star.
