1992 Bangladesh violence

1992 Bangladesh pogroms was a series of violence against the Bengali Hindus and other non-Muslim minorities of Bangladesh, by Islamists in protest against the demolition of Babri Masjid. The incidents of violence began in December 1992 and continued till March 1993.[1] In the pogroms 28,000 non-Muslim homes were destroyed, 2,700 businesses and 3,600 temples and other places of worship were destroyed. The estimates of the total loss amounted to 2 billion BDT.[2]

On 7 December, the Dhakeshwari temple was attacked. The Bholanath Giri Ashram in Dhaka was attacked and looted.[3] Hindu owned jewellery shops were looted in old Dhaka. Hindu houses in Rayerbazar were set on fire.[4]

The SAARC Quadrangular cricket tournament was affected due to the riots. On 7 December, 5,000 Muslims armed with iron rods and bamboo sticks tried to storm into the Dhaka National Stadium, where the match between Bangladesh and India A was under progress. The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to stave off the attackers, but the match was abandoned after 8.1 overs.[5] The organizers rescheduled the match on 10 December and the final between India A and Pakistan A on 11 December, but both of them were eventually cancelled.[6][7]

On 8 December, Hindus were attacked in Kutubdia Upazila in Cox's Bazar District. Muslims attacked 14 Hindu temples, eight of them were burnt and six damaged. 51 Hindu houses in Ali Akbar Dale and another 30 in Choufaldandi.[8]

In Chittagong District, the Fatikchari and Mireswari villages were burnt completely. Five Hindu temples including Panchanan Dham and Tulsi Dham were attacked and damaged. In Chittagong, Hindu women were molested and abducted from the Baculia and Illias colonies.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ghosh Dastidar, Sachi (2008). Empire's Last Casualty: Indian Subcontinent's vanishing Hindu and other Minorities. Kolkata: Firma KLM. p. 209. ISBN 81-7102-151-4.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh Minority (non-Muslim) Parliamentarians' Statement on 1992 Anti-Hindu Pogrom" (Press release). January 4, 1993.
  3. 1 2 Amor, Abdelfattah (January 20, 1994). "Application de la Declaration sur l'Elimination de toutes le formes d'Intolerance et de Discrimination Fondees sur la Religion ou la Conviction". Vietnam Human Rights Network. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ Kemp, Jeff (2004). Make or Break: Bangladesh in the 1990s. Edinburgh: Lame Duck Press. p. 13. ISBN 1-904896-02-2.
  5. ↑ "Bangladesh v India 'A' at Dhaka, 7 Dec 1992". cricinfo.com. Wisden CricInfo. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh v India 'A' at Dhaka, 10 Dec 1992". cricinfo.com. Wisden CricInfo. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "India 'A' v Pakistan 'A' at Dhaka, 11 Dec 1992". cricinfo.com. Wisden CricInfo. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ Sarkar, Bidyut (1993). Bangladesh 1992 : This is our home : Sample Document of the Plight of our Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Tribal Minorities in our Islamized Homeland : Pogroms 1987-1992. Bangladesh Minority Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, (and Tribal) Unity Council of North America. p. 67.
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