Tag: Bangladesh
Muslim mason sculpts shrines to honour Hindu dead in Bangladesh
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Minority Hindus in Bangladesh have endured decades of violence and persecution, but one Muslim mason has been honouring the community’s dead by sculpting shrines. Since he started working in the trade 35 years ago, Taher Ali Khan has crafted thousands of shrines at Barisal Mahashashan, the country’s largest Hindu crematory. Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has…
🇧🇩 How can Bangladesh protect its Hindu community? | The Stream
Bangladesh is on edge following one of the worst spates of anti-Hindu violence in its history. Activists continue to demonstrate in the streets to demand justice, after at least six people were killed and hundreds injured in mob violence around the country. The trouble began with inflammatory social media posts that showed a copy of the Quran being desecrated at a Hindu temple. Muslims protested against the…