Thousands of people from Bangladesh’s Hindu community gathered at the Laldighi Maidan in Chittagong to demand rights and security from the interim government.
The Sanatan Jagran Manch, on Friday, organised a massive rally at the historic Laldighi Maidan in Chittagong where thousands of Hindus came together to demand minority rights and security from the interim government, reported The Times of India.
The group of Hindu activists have claimed that they will not cease their mass demonstration until the Bangladesh government, currently led by Muhammad Yunus, fulfills eight demands.
Their demands included:
- The formation of a tribunal to speedily try those involved in crimes against minorities
- Appropriate compensation to victims and their rehabilitation
- Enacting a minority protection law immediately
- Formation of a ministry of minority affairs
- Building of prayer rooms or places of worship for minorities in educational institutions and hostels.
- Hindu Buddhist and Christian welfare trusts should be elevated to foundations.
- The ‘Property Recovery and Preservation Act and Transfer of Entrusted Property Act’ should be properly implemented.
They have also demanded that the established Sanskrit and Pali education board be modernised and a 5-day holiday be announced for Durga Puja, reported The Times of India.
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