Appendix B:
Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh from December 1, 2004 to November 30, 2005

Figure   6: Type of Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh
from December 1, 2004 to November 30, 2005

 

Key:

  No case was recorded in this connection.

▲ A case was recorded in this connection.

   District leaders of BHBCOP visited the place of incident.

   Central leaders of BHBCOP visited the place of incident.

   Regional leaders of BHBCOP visited the place of incident.

   No information about a visit by BHBCOP leaders or recording of a case is known.

 

No.

Location / Date

Description of Attack

Sources

1

Village - Agarpur
Upazilla - Kuliarchar
District - Kishoreganj
[12/02/04]

Land grab: The property of Ramesh Chandra Roy was occupied by 20/25 Muslim men led by Sacchu Mia. ♦

Sangbad

2

Village - Rola
Upazilla - Rajapur
District - Jhalakhati
[12/03/04]

Attack on temple: A Kali temple belonging to of Samir Chandra Shil was burnt by a Muslim group led by Makbul Akand (46) and his two sons Anayet Akand and Farid Akand. It was reported that it was also an attempt at grabbing the land belonging to Shil. ♦

Ajker Kagoj

3

Village - Khatra
Upazilla - Bhangha
District - Faridpur
[12/04/04]

Rape and looting: Five houses belong to the Hindu community were attacked by 20/25 armed men led by Hafez Sheik, Khaleque Sheik, Litu, Towhid and Mantu. They looted valuables, and seriously injured 10 Hindu men and women. Women were also gang-raped and a Goddess Kali temple was destroyed by the attackers. ♦

Bhorer Kagoj

4

Village - Bagudia
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Gaibandha
[12/05/04]

Attempt at land grab: Balaram Das and his family were threatened by men led by Saidur Rahman. The gang was trying to grab the land belonging to Balaram Das. ♦

Prothom Alo

5

Village - South Harbang
Upazilla - Chakaria
District - Cox's-Bazar
[12/07/04]

Land grab: Two ponds belonging to Banbodhi Bihar were taken over by a Muslim gang. ♦

Ajker Kagoj

6

Village - Hingla
Upazilla - Raujan
District - Chittagong
[12/07/04]

Land grab: The house and lands belonging to Khirod Chandra were taken over by Mamtajul Karim, son of late Razzak Ali. ♦

Ajker Kagoj

7

Village - Charsonakurd
Upazilla - Kachuya
District - Bagerhat
[12/08/04]

Kidnap/rape: A teenage Hindu girl (13) was kidnapped and gang-raped by men led by Rejaul, son of Md. Fakir. ♦

Janakantha BHBCOP

8

Village - Madhanagar
Upazilla - Naldanga
District - Natore
[12/08/04]

Loot and attack: 43 Hindu homes were attacked and looted by armed men led by Mannan, Majnu, Naju, Babu and Samad. ♦

Sangbad

9

Village - Raniyali
Upazilla - Chowgacha
District - Jessore
[12/08/04]

Threat and eviction: Hajari Lal Tarfder Bir Pratik, a freedom fighter left with his family after being threatened with his life. ♦

Juganthar BHBCOP

10

Village - Dampara and Shahipara
Upazilla - Saver
District - Dhaka
[12/09/04]

Loot and attack: Many Hindu homes were attacked and looted by Muslim men demanding ransoms. Seventeen men, women and a baby were seriously injured in this attack. ♦

Ajker Kagoj

11

Village - Panchari
Upazilla - Baghaichari
District - Rangamati
[12/09/04]

Rape: A tribal Chakma housewife was gang-raped by men led by Jahangir, Jamal, Mati and Kamal. ♦

Bhorer Kagoj BHBCOP

12

Village - Chankha
Upazilla- Galachipa
District - Patuakhali
[12/11/04]

Property looted: Paddy belonging to Nityananda Sikder, Anapum Chandra Roy and Nepal Sarker were looted by men led by Anser Fakir. ♦

Janakantha

13

Village - Karerhat
Upazilla - Mirersarai
District - Chittagong
[12/11/04]

Attack by government workers: 25 tribals of Tripura community were attacked by workers of the government forest department. The tribals were seriously injured in this attack. ♦

Prothom Alo

14

Village - Baran
Upazilla - Saver
District - Dhaka
[12/13/04]

Land grab: The home of Rakhal Chandra Das was attacked by Muslim men who were trying to grab the house and property belonging to Das. ♦

Sangbad BHBCOP

15

Village - Kalikapur
Upazilla - Baraigram
District - Natore
[12/13/04]

Land grab: Mamata Rozario, her daughter Hira Rozario and mother Sarlina Rozario were attacked by men seeking ransom. The men were trying to grab the property belonging to the Rozarios by evicting them. ♦

Janakantha

16

Village - Taratia
Upazilla - Tadash
District - Sirajgonj
[12/16/04]

Attack/looting: The house of a tribal man, Prafulla Kumar was attacked by 20/25 men, who ransacked the house and looted many valuables. ♦

Ajker Kagoj

17

Village - Jamaipara
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Sunamgonj
[12/17/04]

Land grab: The home of Jayeshri Chowdhury was occupied by 100 men led by B.N.P leader Abdul Mansur Showkat. ♦

Janakantha

18

Village - Mirzapur
Upazilla - Pakundia
District - Kishoregonj
[12/18/04]

Attack/looting: The house of Saraswati (45), wife of late Subash Chandra Sutradhar was attacked by Muslim men. Saraswati (45) and her three sons Sajal (28), Kazal (26), Shymal (24) and daughter-in-law Jayanti (24) were seriously injured in this attack. ♦

Janakantha

19

Village - Kaorainbazar
Upazilla - Shreepur
District - Gazipur
[12/19/04]

Land grab/looting: The house and shops of Rakhal Ghose were occupied by 25/30 armed men who ransacked the house and looted valuables. Four Hindu men and women were seriously injured in this attack. ♦

Janakantha

20

Village - Joybed Hayat
Upazilla - Rajarhat
District - Kurigram
[12/20/04]

Rape/attack: 150 Hindu families were attacked by men led by B.N.P leader Abdus Samad (38). Suchitra was kidnapped and gang-raped by the attackers who were trying to grab Hindu houses and property. ♦

Janakantha BHBCOP

21

Village - Barasat
Upazilla - Anwara
District - Chittagong
[12/20/04]

Murder: Tuntu Nath (27) was burnt to death by men led by Abdul Barek, Shahidul Islam, Nasiruddin, Jahangir and Abdur Rahim. ♦

Bhorer Kagoj

22

Kali Charan Saha Road, Sutrapur, Dhaka City
[12/22/04]

Temple attacked: Muslim men tried to occupy the Shree Shree Gouranga Mahaprabhu Bigra Jhiew temple. The images of deities were destroyed by the men. ♦

Janakantha

23

Village - Narasinghapur
Upazilla - Saver
District - Dhaka
[12/23/04]

Land grab: The house and lands belonging to Paritosh Chandra Nag were sought to be occupied by Ismail Hossain of the Sharmin group. ♦

Janakantha

24

Village - East Sakral
Upazilla - Ujirpur
District - Barshal
[12/24/04]

Land grab/temple attack: The 150 year- old Kali temple and anashram were occupied by men led by Jakir Hossain and Sekander. ♦

Prothom Alo

25

Village - Manipara
Upazilla - Tangibari
District - Munshigonj
[12/26/04]

Attack on temple: Six images in a Durga temple were destroyed by Muslim men. ♦

Sangbad BHBCOP

26

Village - Mahatabpur
Upazilla - Birgonj
District - Dinajpur
[12/26/04]

Murder: A tribal woman named Fulmoni Hemram (50) was killed by Muslim men. ♦

Sangbad

27

Village - Shadishpur
Upazilla - Badalgachi
District - Nogaon
[12/27/04]

Land grab: The property belonging to Ananda Marg was occupied by Muslim men. ♦

Prothom Alo

28

Village - Failjana
Upazilla - Chatmohar
District - Pabna
[12/27/04]

Christians attacked: A Christian Palli (village) was attacked by armed men led by B.N.P leader Shajahan Ali and Selim Sarder. They ransacked the houses and looted valuables. Many Christians were injured in this attack. ♦

Janakantha

29

Village - Basudebpur
Upazilla - Kamolganj
District - Moulvibazar.
[12/28/04]

Land grab: The house and property of widow Sushama Rani Malaker were occupied by men led by Md. Motaher Hossain. ♦

Ajker Kagoj

30

Village - Bank Para
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Gopalgonj
[12/29/04]

Temple/property occupied: A Kali temple belonging to Nirmal Chakraborty was occupied by Muslim men. ♦

Ajker Kagpj

31

Upazilla - Manikchari
District- Khagdachari
[12/29/04]

Murder: A Marma tribal, Aggajay Marma (35) was killed by Muslim men. ♦

Sangbad

32

Upazilla - Koukhali
District - Rangamati
[12/30/04]

Rape: A tribal girl was gang-raped by Muslim men. ♦

Sangbad

33

Village - Medini Mahal
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Sylhet
[12/04]

Property destroyed: The house of Liton Pal, son of Shashanka Pal was burnt by men led by Azam Ali, Rais Ali, Makkadas Ali, Solaiman Khan, Shanur and Afroj. The men threatened to kill Liton Pal. ♦

BHBCOP

34

Village - East Kaliaish
Upazilla - Satkania
District - Chittagong
[12/04]

Temple attacked/looted: The Rakkit Bari Kali temple was attacked by men led by Nasir and Petal Ali. They looted many valuables from the temple. ♦

BHBCOP

35

Upazilla - Lohagara
District - Chittagong
[12/04]

Land grab: The lands belonging to the Hindu community were occupied by Muslim men. ♦

BHBCOP

36

Village - Gopalpur
Upazilla - Lalpur
District - Natore
[12/04]

Attack: Samiran Pal of North Bangal Sugar Mills was attacked by men led by Makched Ali and Mobarak Hossain. Pal was seriously injured in the attack. ♦

BHBCOP

37

Village - Birgacis
District - Dinajpur
[12/04]

Attack/looting: The house of Kamal Kumar Roy was attacked by 50/60 armed men led by Abdul Maju, who looted many valuables. ♦

BHBCOP

38

Village - North Baraitali
Upazilla - Chakaria
District - Cox's Bazar
[12/04]

Land grab: Property belonging to Sumanta Ram Das, son of Jiban Khrishna Das was occupied by men led by Mostaque Ahaned, son of late Fazlur Rahman and Nawab Mia, son of late Md. Kalu. ♦

BHBCOP

39

Village - Magura
Upazilla - Sinda
District - Natore
[12/04]

Attack/land grab: The Hindu community of Magura village was attacked by men belonging to the Bangla Bhai group. The attackers were trying to grab the lands belonging to the Hindu community. ♦

BHBCOP

40

Village - Gouripur
Upazilla - Fulbari
District - Mymensingh
[01/01/05]

Christian attacked: Father Pashter Stips, Headmaster of A. G. Mission school was attacked by armed men and seriously injured.▲

Prothom Alo

41

Nurunnali Hotel, Rajshahi Medical College, Rajshahi
[01/02/05]

Medical student attacked: Ashoke Kumar Biswas, a student of Rajshahi Medical College was attacked by men belonging to the Sibir group led by Jahangir, Talha, Morshed and Saidur.∆

Janakantha

42

Village - Laxmipur
Upazilla - Tarail
District - Kishoregonj.
[01/02/05]

Attack: The home of Swapan Kumar Biswas was attacked by armed men who threatened Swapan and his brother Sateyendra.▲

Sangbad

43

Upazilla - Dupchachia
District - Bogra
[01/02/05]

Temple priest attacked: The house of Sebayet Nityananda Goswami of Kalibari Mahashashan temple was attacked by Muslim men.∆

Juganthor

44

Village - Shitalkhola
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Barishal
[01/02/05]

Temple destroyed: Shitala temple of the Hindu community was destroyed by men belonging to the B.N.P. ∆

Sangbad BHBCOP

45

Village - Sheoratali
Upazilla - Kaliakair
District - Gazipur
[01/03/05]

Temple attacked: The Mahapravu Temple was attacked by Muslim men who looted valuables from the temple.∆

Ajker Kagoj

46

Village - Baniarchar
Upazilla - Maksudpur
District - Gopalgonj
[01/04/05]

Temple attacked: A Shiba (Shiva) temple was attacked by Muslim men who valuables from the temple.∆

Ittefaq

47

Mahakhali,Dhaka City.
[01/06/05]

Police kill Hindu: Shankar Singh, son of Jugal Singh was killed by the D.B. Police.∆

Sangbad BHBCOP

48

Village - Godashimala
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Jamalpur
[01/08/05]

Land grab/property attacked: The house of Harendra Chandra Shill was attacked and looted by men led by Shamim and Jalal who threatened Harendra and his six family members, forcing them to flee their house to save their life.

Ajker Kagoj

49

Village - Fandayuk Bazar
Upazilla - Nasirnagar
District - Bhrammanbaria
[01/08/05]

Temple attacked: Eight deities at the Kali temple were destroyed by Muslim men.∆

Bhorer Kagoj

50

Village - Morakoda
District - Hobigonj
[01/08/05]

Temple attacked: Five deities at the local temple were destroyed by Muslim men.∆

Bhorer Kagoj

51

Village - Morakoda
District - Hobigonj
[01/08/05]

Temple destroyed: A Kali temple was burnt down by Muslim men.∆

Bhorer Kagoj

52

Village - Bhuiyarpar
Upazilla - Kotalipara
District - Gopalgonj
[01/08/05]

Christians attacked: The homes of a local Christian community were attacked and looted by about 15/20 armed Muslim men.∆

Bhorer Kagoj

53

Upazilla - Sadar
District - Kishoreganj
[01/11/05]

Land grab: A pond belonging to Pramanik Bari was seized by Muslim men.∆

Bhorer Kagoj

54

Patharghata P.S.,Kotowali,Chittagonj City.
[01/11/05]

Temple attacked: A Kali temple was taken over by the so- called "Samaj Kalayan Samiti". In the attack many Hindus were injured.▲

Bhorer Kagoj

55

Village - Matiagachi
Upazilla - Goalanda
District - Rajshahi
[01/13/05]

Temple attacked: Three images in a Kali temple were destroyed by Muslim men.∆

Sangbad

56

Village - South Jamsa
Upazilla - Singair
District - Manikgonj
[01/13/05]

Land grab/attack: The home of Upen Biwas was attacked and looted by men who tried to occupy his house and property. Swapan Biswas, Nripen Biswas, Kamala Sarker, Mankushi Sarker and Palash were seriously injured in this attack.▲

Prothom Alo

57

Village - Naopara Upzilla - Lalpur
District - Natore
[01/14/05]

Murder: Jiten Datta (55), a freedom fighter was killed by Muslim men.▲

Bhorer Kagoj BHBCOP

58

Village - Kalagaon
Upazilla - Taherpur
District - Sunamgonj
[01/15/05]

Murder/attempted rape: Sontash Biswas was killed by men led by Hasan Ali (40), who also tried to rape Biswas' daughter (16).▲

Janakantha BHBCOP

59

Village - Chindakhali Upzilla - Morelgang
District - Bagerhat
[01/15/05]

Property/business attacked: Shrimp cultivation ponds belonging to the Hindu community were attacked and looted by armed Muslim men.∆

Janakantha

60

Village - Chowduryapara
Upazilla - Fulchari
District - Gaibandha
[01/17/05]

Attempted abduction: Muslim men tried to abduct Laxmi Rani (16), daughter of Sushil Chandra.▲

Janakantha

61

Village - Hindu Para
Upazilla - Chakaria
District - Cox Bazar.
[01/21/05]

Land grab/temple attacked: The land belonging to Hari temple was occupied by armed Muslim men who built a house on the property. Eight Hindus were seriously injured in this attack.▲

Janakantha

62

Village - Charkhali
Upazilla - Najirpur
District - Pirojpur.
[01/21/05]

Rape: Shikha Rani, wife of Prabhash Halder was gang-raped by men led by Babul Mridha.▲

Janakantha

63

Village - Manipur
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Gazipur
[01/21/05]

Land grab: Muslim men tried to occupy land belonging to a temple. The gang was led by Basir Sikder and Wahab.▲

Ajker Kagoj BHBCOP

64

Village - Modakpara Upazlilla - Kuliyarchar
District - Kishorergonj
[01/23/05]

Attacked: Nayan Modak was stabbed by Muslim men and seriously injured.▲

Sangbad BHBCOP

65

Village - Hoglakandi
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Faridpur
[01/25/05]

Temple attacked: A Kali temple was attacked by 8 to 10 Muslim men who destroyed an image of Goddess Kali.∆

Janakantha

66

Village - Kamarpara
Upazilla - Tongi Bari
District - Munshiganj
[01/25/05]

Attack/property looted: Al-Amin and Asad Khan attacked Dilip Karmaker and looted valuables.▲

Janakantha BHBCOP

67

Village - Hasada
Upazilla - Shreenagar
District - Munshiganj
[01/25/05]

House attacked: The home of Gouranga Rajbangshi was attacked and looted by Muslim men.∆

Janakantha BHBCOP

68

Upazilla - Sadar
District - Nilphamari
[01/28/05]

Temple attacked: A Kali temple was attacked and an image of Goddess Kali was destroyed by Muslim men.▲

Janakantha

69

Village - Badkuport
Upazilla - Shymnagar
District - Satkhira.
[01/28/05]

Land grab: Land belonging to Swapan Baidya was occupied by Kamrul Haider.▲

Bhorer Kagoj BHBCOP

70

Tamijuddin College,
Upazilla - Tamijuddin
District - Bhola
[01/29/05]

Attack/property looted: Tapash Banik was attacked by B.N.P. men led by Selim, Liton, Mitu, Manir and Akter. They looted valuables from Tapash.∆

Janakantha

71

Village - Bakda
Upazilla - Jhikargacha
District - Jessore
[01/29/05]

Land grab: A crematorium belonging to the Hindu community was occupied by a local madrassa.∆

Ajker Kagoj BHBCOP

72

Upazilla - Putiya
District - Rajshahi
[01/30/05]

Rape of child: A Hindu girl (7) was raped by Shamim (22) belonging to the Chatr Dal, son of a B.N.P. leader.∆

Janakantha BHBCOP

73

Village - Kharamkati
Upazilla - Chitalmari
District - Bagerhat
[01/31/05]

Injured in bomb attack: Sabita Rani Mondal (20), wife of Gouranga Mondal was seriously injured in a bomb attack carried out by Muslim men.▲

Sangbad BHBCOP

74

Village - Porgola
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Pirojpur
[01/05]

Rape: A teenage girl, daughter of Tarun Bhattacharya, was gang-raped by men led by Jillur Rahman, son of Matiur Rahman Sarder and Rajaul Kazi.▲

BHBCOP

75

Village - Rowsania
Upazilla -Sirajdikhan
District - Munshiganj
[01/05]

Land grab: Land and property belonging to Symsundar Nath was occupied by Muslim men.▲

BHBCOP

76

Village - Kanchan
Upazilla - Rupganj
District - Narayangonj
[02/01/05]

Land grab: Land belonging to Kamini Das and Rajani Das was occupied by a local leader named Abdur Rouf. Rouf and his gang also looted their homes.∆

Sangbad

77

Village - Rasulpur
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Bagerhat
[02/02/05]

Kidnap: A Hindu teenage girl (15) was kidnapped by 4 to 5 men led by Mamtaz, son of Fazaluddin.▲

Bhorer Kagoj

78

Village - Steamer Road
Upazilla - Kutabdia
District - Cox Bazar
[02/03/05]

Land grab: A crematorium belonging to the Hindu community was occupied by men led by Kabir Ahmed, who have now built a market on the crematorium grounds.▲

Prothom Alo

79

Village - Kalipur
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Tangail
[02/10/05]

Temple attacked: The Kalipur Gobinda Mandir of Naba Kumar Chakraborty, uncle of State Minister Goutam Chakraborty was attacked by men who threw bombs at the temple. An image of Goddess Durga was destroyed by the attackers.▲

Janakantha

80

Village - Kurmani
Upazilla - Chitalmari
District - Bagerhat
[02/10/05]

Land grab: The house and land belonging to Bimal Krishna Biswas was looted and occupied by men led by Jahangir, Alamgir and Abu Sayed. Shipra Rani Mondal (30), Doli Rani (40), Anjali Biswas (47) and Gouri Rani (48) were seriously injured in the attack.∆

Janakantha BHBCOP

81

Village - Kapalipara
Upazilla - Dashmina
District - Patuakhali
[02/10/05]

Land grab: Land and temples belonging to 14 Hindu families were occupied by men led by Siddique Mia, Selim, Shafiq and Rafiq, who threatened to kill the Hindus.▲

Sangbad

82

Village - Hasannagar
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Sunamganj
[02/11/05]

Land grab: The house of Animesh Chowdhury, son of late Dabdid Chowdhury was occupied by a local student leader named Md. Shahidullah and his father Monwar Hossain.▲

Sangbad BHBCOP

83

Village - Kanlua
Upazilla - Bochaganj
District - Dinajpur
[02/11/05]

Girl raped: A teenage tribal girl was raped by Amanullah Aman (27).▲

Sangbad

84

Upazilla - Sadar
District - Pabna
[02/11/05]

Land grab: Muslim men tried to occupy the cremation grounds belonging to the Hindu Community.∆

Bhorer Kagoj

85

Village - N. Trishgram
Upazilla - Muradnagar
District - Comilla
[02/12/05]

Threat: Jahangir Alam Sarker, a local Muslim politician threatened to kill Ranesh Chandra Das (50). ∆

Sangbad

86

Village - Kompaniganj
Upazilla - Kalapara
District - Patuakhali
[02/12/05]

Temple looted: Two Images of Lord Bouddha belonging to the Rakhahin community was looted by armed Muslim men.∆

Sangbad BHBCOP

87

Village - Mowlabir Dokan
Upazilla - Satkania
District - Chittagong
[02/13/05]

Rape/murder: A Hindu woman (32) was gang raped and killed by Muslim men in a temple.∆

Ittefaq BHBCOP

88

Village - Bariadhala
Upazilla - Sitakunda
District - Chittagong
[02/14/05]

Property attacked: The home of Adhir Sengupta was burnt down by Muslim men. Adhir Seugupta, his wife and 4 children were seriously injured in the attack. ∆

Bhorer Kagoj

89

Village - Charsucail
Upazilla - Lohagara
District - Narail
[02/14/05]

Temple attacked: Images in a temple belonging to Kamal Krishna Datta were destroyed by Muslim men who set fire to the temple.∆

Ajker Kagoj BHBCOP

90

Chakuli P.S., Mirpur, Dhaka City
[02/15/05]

Hindu community attacked: Nearly 1000 homes belonging to the Hindu community were attacked.∆

Janakantha BHBCOP

91

Village - Sachna
Upazilla - Jamalgonj
District - Sunamganj
[02/15/05]

Temple attacked: A puja mandap (worship structure) of Adarsha Juba Sangha was destroyed by men led by Emran, Babul, Manik, Farhad, Lalan, Shamim, Ismail and Delwar. All the sacred images of deities were destroyed.▲

Prothom Alo

92

Village - Dewri
Upazilla - Akkelpur
District - Bogra
[02/16/05]

Rape/attack: A young Hindu woman was raped by Mizanur Rahman (25), son of Nurul Islam. Supporters of Nurul Islam attacked 4 Hindu homes, looted them and set tem on fire.▲

Sangbad

93

P.S.- BaddhaDhaka City
[02/17/05]

Murder: The son of actor Ashish Kumar Loha was stabbed to death by Muslim men.▲

Janakantha

94

Degree College
Upazilla - Agailjhara
District - Barishal
[02/17/05]

Temple attacked: Image of Goddess Saraswati belonging to the local college and two schools was destroyed by Muslim men.▲

Ajker Kagoj BHBCOP

95

Residential Area
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Sunamgonj
[02/17/05]

Temple attacked: Image of Goddess Saraswati was destroyed by Muslim men led by Uzzal and Rubel.▲

Sangbad BHBCOP

96

Village - Hariagoph
Upazilla - Keshalpur
District - Jessore
[02/18/05]

Land grab: Land belonging to Chittaranjan Das, Gopal Das, Hazari Lal Das, Rup Kumar Das, Bhishnu Pada Das and Tulshi Das was occupied by Aftab Ali Par.∆

Prothom Alo

97

Goalpahar P.S.- Panslaish Chittagong City
[02/20/05]

Temple attacked/people injured: A Kali temple and a crematorium were attacked with bombs by Muslim men who injured three Hindus during the attack. ▲

Bhorer Kagoj BHBCOP

98

Village - Chotta Singa
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Bagerhat
[02/22/05]

Murder: Tusher Roy (42), a shrimp cultivator, was beaten to death by Muslim men.∆

Janakantha BHBCOP

99

Village - Rajapur
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Feni
[02/22/05]

Murder: A housewife, Krishna Datta was killed by Muslim men.▲

Janakantha

100

Village - Jhulanpol
Upazilla - Mirersharai
District - Chittagong
[02/24/05]

Temple attacked: An image of Goddess Saraswati in a temple belonging to Sunil Narayan, Headmaster, Jhulanpol High School was destroyed by Muslim men led by Imdad and Abul Hasnat.▲

Bhorer Kagoj.

101

Village - Rupasi
Upazilla - Rupganj
District - Narayanganj
[02/24/05]

Attack: Jogesh Chandra Das and his son Bipad Chandra Das were attacked by Muslim men seeking ransom. The two were seriously injured in this attack.∆

Ajker Kagoj

102

Village - Ziltulia
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Faridpur
[02/25/05]

Temple attacked: A temple to Lord Brahma was destroyed by Muslim men.▲

Bhorer Kagoj BHBCOP

103

Chandpur
[02/28/05]

Tribals attacked: Over 1000 tribal men and women were attacked by local Muslim men.∆

Juganthor

104

Village - Muladi
Upazilla - Iswardi
District - Pabna
[02/05]

Land grab: The house and land belonging to Brishna Pada Pal was attacked by men led by Harejuddin Sarker, Md. Abu Sayed Khondakar, Md. Shahajan Ali and Md. Fazlul Haq who were trying to occupy Pal's house and property.∆

BHBCOP

105

Village - Porgola
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Pirojpur
[02/05]

Rape: A teenage girl, daughter of Tarun Bhattachaya was gang-raped by men led by Jillur Rahman, son of Matiur Rahman Sarder and brother-in-law Rejaul Kazi. ∆

BHBCOP

106

Village - Singda Bazar
Upazilla - Singda
District - Natore

[02/05]

Attack: Nilmani Saha was attacked by men led by Md. Sahadat Hossain. Saha was seriously injured in this attack.▲

BHBCOP

107

Village - Chandrapur
Upazilla - Gurudaspur
District - Natore

[02/05]

Attack on crematorium: The body of Proshad Shil (Ram) taken for cremation was attacked in the crematorium grounds by about 30 men led by Iasin Ali. ∆

BHBCOP

108

Upazilla - Sadar
District - Barishal

[02/05]

Temple taken over: A Kali temple was occupied by men led by Kabiruddin Hanu, who built shops on the temple ground.▲

BHBCOP

109

Village - Halencha
Upazilla - Bakerganj
District - Barishal

[02/05]

Land grab: A house belonging to Ratneswar Basu, son of late Shyam Charan Basu was occupied by men led by Jahirul Islam Howlader, son of Abul Kashem.▲

BHBCOP

110

Nandankanan, P.S.- Kotowali
Chittagong City
[03/01/05]

Police intimidation: The police arrested Chittaranjan Nath, his wife Minati Nath, and their son Sagar Nath (2), Haradhan Nath, his wife Babi Rani Nath and their son Durjay Nath (1), Sushil Kanti Nath and his son Bijoy Nath (6 months), and Dulal Kanti Nath allegedly in connection with a false case.▲

Sangbad

111

Village - West Dewbhog
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Narayangonj
[03/01/05]

Murder: Uzzal (22), a businessman was killed by armed Muslims.▲

Janakantha

112

Village - Bashantapur
Upazilla - Bazidpur
District - Kishoreganj
[03/03/05]

Acid attack: Swapan Chandra Das (34), a businessman sustained severe burn injuries when men led by Selim Mia threw acid on him.▲

Prothom Alo

113

Village - Balutila
Upazilla - Fatikchari
District - Chittagong
[03/04/05]

Rape: A tribal woman was kidnapped and gang-raped by 7 or 8 armed Muslim men.▲

Sangbad

114

Village - Jobra
Upazilla - Hathazari
District - Chittagong
[03/04/05]

Murder: Pulin Bihari Barua (70) was beaten to death by 8 armed Muslim men.▲

Sangbad

115

Village - Bagadoba
Upazilla - Madhupur
District - Tangail
[03/05/05]

Land grab: The homes and land of tribal widows Sajila and Subitri were attacked and looted by men belonging to the B.N.P. with the help of local policemen. The B.N.P. was trying to forcibly occupy the property of the two widows.∆

Sangbad

116

Village - Binnyatari
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Rangpur
[03/06/05]

Attack/land grab: The home of Paresh Chandra Barman, son of late Pranesndra Nath Barman was attacked and looted by R.T.R .S. men with the help of local police. Paresh and his family abandoned their home to escape the attack.∆

Inquilab

117

Village - Harinarayanpur
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Kustia
[03/06/05]

Police intimidation: The Namjagha festival of the Hindu community was attacked by D.B. police led by Sub-Inspector Nazrul Islam. Thakur Rama Saha of Akhra Bari was seriously injured in this attack.∆

Ajker Kagoj

118

Village - Shematkathi
Upazilla - Tala
District - Satkhira
[03/07/05]

Murder: Dulal Sarkar (40) was brutally murdered by 7 or 8 armed men led by Shahadat Fakir and Soharab Hossain.▲

Ajker Kagoj

119

Village - Kathaltali
Upazilla - Patharghata
District - Barguna
[03/10/05]

Land grab: The property of Himangshu Adhikari was occupied by 15 to 20 men led by local Jamat leader Mufti Abu Jafar, son of Nurujjaman. The attackers also tried to occupy Adhikari's house.∆

Ajker Kagoj BHBCOP

120

Chittagong City
[03/11/05]

Journalist threatened: Muslim men threatened to kill Sameresh Baidya, a senior reporter of the Daily Bhorer Kagoj in Chittagong.▲

Bhorer Kagoj

121

Village - Masdair
Upazilla - Sadar
District - Narayanganj
[03/12/05]

Land grab: A Hindu crematorium was occupied by men led by Ripon.∆

Sangbad BHBCOP

122

Village - Sadar
District - Manikgang
[03/12/05]