Towhidi Muslim Janata
Towhidi Muslim Janata is an Islamist organization in Bangladesh known for violent attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh.
History
Bhola
On 20 October 2019, activists of Towhidi Muslim Janata gathered at Borhanuddin upazila in Bhola and alleged that a local Hindu youth had defamed Islam on social media.[1][2] The activists burned down the home a Hindu family and damaged 12 others.[1] They engaged in violent clashes with the police which resulted in four deaths.[1][3]Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh threatened the government with seize of Shapla Chattar if they did not take action against police personals who shot at Towhidi Muslim Janata activists in Bhola.[4] Locals in Bhola alleged the slogans of Towhidi Muslim Janata were raised by activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.[5]
Chandpur
Towhidi Muslim Janata called for protests in Chandpur on 13 October 2021 following alleged desecration of the Quran.[6] The protesters threw stones at a Hindu temple and clashed with the police resulting in 4 deaths and 50 people injured.[6] They vandalized a Hindu temple.[7] Police filed cases against 2400 people over the violent protests.[8]
Banderban
On 14 October 2021, activists of Towhidi Muslim Janata attacked and damaged Hindu homes and temple in Lama Bazar, Bandarban.[9][10] The Police Bureau of Investigation was given the task to investigate the incident.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "4 KILLED, 100 INJURED". The Daily Star. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "From Bhola to Ramu: The same script. The question is Why". The Business Standard. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "4 killed, 50 injured as protesters clash with police over blasphemous Facebook post in Bangladesh". The Hindu. PTI. 2019-10-20. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "'Will siege Shapla Chattar 100 times if needed'". The Daily Star. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2021-11-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "'Towhidi Muslim Janata' is the slogan of Jamaat". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Security heightened across Bangladesh for Durga Puja celebrations". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ sun, daily. "Communal forces out to destabilise country | Daily Sun". daily sun. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "Chandpur violence: Cases against 2,600 people over temple vandalism, deaths". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bandarban temple attack: PBI takes over investigation". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ↑ "4 arrested over temple attack in Bandarban. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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