"Protect Hindu Minorities": Mosque In Bangladesh Calls For Communal Harmony

Amidst the ongoing violent unrest in Bangladesh, a special announcement was made via loudspeaker in a mosque from Bangladesh, urging citizens to maintain communal harmony and protect the Hindu community from violence. The message was delivered by a member of ‘Students Against Discrimination’ group. Riots and violence in the nation refused to settle down even after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned.

The announcement was, “Dear citizens, we Student’s Against Discrimination’ are requesting you. During this period of unrest in the country, to maintain communal harmony. We should protect Hindu minorities. Protect their lives and their wealth from miscreants, evil forces. It is your responsibility, our responsibility, and everyone’s responsibility. Let’s all be vigilant”.

A Special Announcement on a loudspeaker from inside the Mosque in Bangladesh.

“Dear Citizens,
We ‘Students Against Discrimination’ are requesting you, during this period of unrest in the country, We all must maintain communal harmony. We should protect Hindu minorities.… pic.twitter.com/LUtSVWCZee

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The call to action came at a crucial time as tension refused to quell in several parts of the country. The student group hopes to maintain a sense of unity and security of all community during one of the toughest times the country has witnessed.

Dhaka was plunged in crisis when protests against a controversial government job quota, has led to significant unrest across the country, with reports of nearly 300 death, mainly among protesters. The demonstrations, initially sparked by opposition to reserving government jobs for families of veterans from the 1971 war of independence, quickly evolved into widespread violence. The situation ultimately forced Hasina to resign and flee to India.

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Hasina resigned and fled Bangladesh on Monday afternoon as violent protests engulfed the capital, Dhaka, and as the protesters approached the PM residence, according to reports. Her departure came minutes before protesters breached her fortified residence, Ganobhaban, forcing her to seek refuge. Shortly after her departure, the country’s army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, addressed the nation, announcing that the military had taken control of law and order in Bangladesh and promising the establishment of an interim government to restore stability.