The Centre on Tuesday beefed-up security outside the Bangladesh High Commission even as hundreds of activists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal thronged the place in protest against acts of violence in the neighbouring country against Hindus.
The area had been completely cordoned off in the morning, with three layers of barricading and additional forces from the police and paramilitary guarding the Commission in New Delhi. However, all hell broke loose when protestors appeared in full force, sending into chaos the high security area as they rushed to the barricades.
“We have stepped up security in view of the protest. Barricades have been put in place and forces deployed to prevent any untoward incident,” a police officer had earlier said.
But forces struggled to keep the demonstrators at bay as they tried to climb over barricades and denounced the Bangladesh government with slogans and raised banners and placards in denunciation, with some reading: “Hindu rakt ki ek ek boond ka hisaab chahiye (Each drop of blood of a Hindu must be accounted for)”.
Several such protesters were also seen holding banners and placards, raising slogans outside the embassy.
Meanwhile, there’s widespread condemnation of attacks against minorities in Bangladesh, with US lawmakers calling on authorities in the country to protect religious minorities and restore the rule of law.
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, an Illinois Democrat, said he was appalled at the targeted mob killing of Dipu Chandra Das, and urged the government to restore law and order.
“I am appalled by the targeted mob killing of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu man in Bangladesh – an act of violence amid a period of dangerous instability and unrest,” Krishnamoorthi said in a statement Sunday.
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“While authorities have reported arrests, the Government of Bangladesh must aggressively pursue a full and transparent investigation and prosecute all those responsible to the fullest extent of the law. It must also take urgent action to protect Hindu communities and other religious minorities from further violence. For the sake of all Bangladeshis, this unrest must end and the rule of law must be upheld,” he said.
New York State Assemblywoman, Jenifer Rajkumar, said she is “deeply disturbed” by the ongoing violence against minorities living in Bangladesh, especially Hindus.
“A mob beat him [Das], set him ablaze, and left his body on a highway. Authorities have reportedly arrested twelve individuals in connection with the horrific crime,” she stated.
Rajkumar said the incident was not isolated, but, instead, part of a “troubling” pattern of religious persecution and targeted violence against religious minorities in the country that has been witnessing political unrest for over a year now.
The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council documented 2,442 incidents of violence against minorities and over 150 temples vandalised from August 2024 to July 2025, she informd.
“From Queens to countries across the globe, we all share in the fear, pain, and uncertainty faced by Hindus in Bangladesh. We stand in solidarity with Bangladesh’s Hindu community and for human rights and religious freedom globally,” Rajkumar said.
On December 19, a frenzied mob lynched Das to death and set his body on fire over alleged blasphemy. Das, 25, was a factory worker in Mymensingh city.
At least 12 people have been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the murder that was triggered by the death of popular Bangladeshi student leader, Sharif Osman Hadi.
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