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BanGlaDesH Violence:

minorities and

anti-liberation forces

The army in Bangladesh has undergone significant changes as now most of the Pakistan-era officers have retired
but it still remains an important factor in the polity of Bangladesh

Members of Rashtra Nirman Party shout slogans during a protest against the violence against
ananD Kumar Hindus in Bangladesh, at Rajiv Chowk, in New Delhi (ANI)

he recent violence against
the minorities in Bangla- norities flared up once again media. world was grappling with the
Tdesh has taken a large in Cumilla this year during the In the last decade or so, Ban- COVID-19 pandemic. The
number of people by surprise. It Hindu festival Durga Puja when gladesh has managed to priori- growing prosperity of Bangla-
is not that violence against the a miscreant perhaps on insti- tise economic progress over desh is seen as a major reason
minorities is unknown in Ban- gation of some extremists put religious extremism engulfing a behind the strong support of
gladesh, however, it was cer- the Holy Book Quran in a Puja number of other Muslim major- Bangladeshi people enjoyed by
tainly put in check after Sheikh Pandal. Subsequently, violence ity countries. Sheikh Hasina. However, the
Hasina came to power. The also spread to other areas due The country grew at a de- recent violence against the mi-
violence against the Hindu mi- to rumour-mongering on social cent pace even when the whole Continued on next page... >>

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