Dhaka
The unrest in Bangladesh has spiraled out of control since Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister. According to a report in Bangladeshi newspaper The Daily Star, mobs on Monday vandalised homes and business establishments of Hindus in 27 districts of the neighbouring country.
In Lalmonirhat Sadar district, a mob vandalised and looted the house of Pradip Chandra Roy, secretary of Lalmonirhat Puja Udjapan Parishad, at Telipara village yesterday evening. They also vandalised and looted a computer shop owned by Muhin Roy, a municipal member of the district’s Puja Udjapan Parishad.
Rioters broke the statues related to Pakistan’s surrender in Bangladesh, Tharoor said – they are not worthy of forgiveness
After the political upheaval and coup in Bangladesh, various types of pictures are coming out from different parts of the country. On one hand, hundreds of deaths occurred in the country after chaos spread, while on the other hand, protesters targeted national monuments. Now another such case has come to light, where the national monument has been damaged. The statues present at the 1971 Shaheed Memorial site located in Mujibnagar have been broken. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has expressed concern over this incident and has requested the interim government of Bangladesh to maintain law and order.
Shashi Tharoor said in his social media post, “It is sad to see such pictures of the statues located in the Shaheed Memorial Complex in Mujibnagar being destroyed by anti-India miscreants in 1971. This incident has happened after the outrageous attacks on Indian cultural centers, temples and Hindu homes in many places, while there have also been reports of Muslim citizens protecting other minority homes and places of worship.
Shashi Tharoor further said that the agenda of some agitators is very clear. It is necessary that Mohammad Yunus and his interim government take immediate steps to restore law and order in the interest of all Bangladeshis and people of every religion. India stands with the people of Bangladesh in this turbulent time, but such anarchy can never be forgiven.
Statues are a symbol of Bangladesh’s independence
The sculptures in the complex depict the moment when Pakistan surrendered after the 1971 war. It shows Lt Gen Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, the commander of the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), accepting a decisive defeat and signing the ‘surrender sign’ in Dhaka in the presence of Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Arora, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian and Bangladeshi armies in the Eastern Theatre in 1971. This incident is called the world’s largest surrender.
Alert on India-Bangladesh border
Hindus are being constantly attacked in Bangladesh. Thousands of people are marching towards India. Protesters are attacking Hindu houses and temples. In such a situation, Hindus living in Bangladesh are trying to come to India. Therefore, hundreds of Bangladeshi citizens and Hindus are coming to the India-Bangladesh border. A large number of BSF has been deployed on the border. However, people are being prevented from entering India.
Helpline number for Hindus in Bangladesh
In view of the spate of attacks against the Hindu community in the country, the Bangladesh Army has provided a list of helpline numbers.
1. Dinajpur: Lt Col Raushanul Islam – 01769682454
2. Mymensingh: Captain Faisal – 01769208174
3. Sirajganj: Captain Shudipto – 01769510524
4. Rampura: CO- Lt Col Rehgir Al Shahid – 01769053150
5. Rangpur: Capt. Ashraf – 0161 5332446, Capt. Mariz – 01745207469
6. Kishoreganj (Bhairab): 01769202354, Capt. Rehan – Adjust: 01769202366
7. Jessore: Captain Sabbir – 01886-910514
8. Rajbari: Captain Enam – 01795-615950
9. Dhaka (Jatrabari): Captain Hemal – 01766162077
10. Uttara, Airport, Daibari: CO – 01769024280, Adjust – 01769024284, Capt. Sajjad (Parvez) – 01769510457
11. Cox’s Bazar: Captain Mujtahid – 01769119988
12. Thakurgaon: Lt. Faiz – 01769510866, Capt. Mohtasim – 01769009855
13. Mirpur Area: Capt. Mahmood – 01833585736, 01769024256, Adjunt – 01769024254
Dhaka:
1. Captain Saikat – 017 6951 0515 (Mohammadpur)
2. Captain Ridnan Saleh – +880 16 4196 8237 (Mohammadpur)
3. Captain Ashiq – +880 17 3899 8458 (Segunbagicha)
4. Capt. Abrar – +880 17 4156 9832 (Uttara)
5. Captain Athar Ishtiaq – +880 17 6951 1144 (Mirpur)
6. Captain Zarraf – 01708375371 (Stadium, Poulton)
7. Capt. Naseef – +880 17 6951 0803 (Baridhara)
8. Lt. Imrul 81 – +880 17 0526 0019 (Agargaon)
9. Adjust 21 Engineering Battalion – 01769013094 (Gulshan/Banani)
10. Captain Shihab – 017 6604 7323 (Motijheel, Bangladesh Bank KPI)
