Temples Attacked & Bangladeshi Hindus: On Friday, Kolkata’s JN Ray Hospital stated that it will discontinue treating Bangladeshi patients permanently. The move is in response to claimed anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh and reported disrespect to the Indian flag by Bangladeshi citizens.
The hospital, which is located in Kolkata’s Manicktala district, published a statement blaming “insults towards India” as the basis for its action. Subhranshu Bhakt, a hospital official, stated, “We will not admit any Bangladeshi patients from today. This is a protest against atrocities against minorities in Bangladesh, as well as disrespect for our tricolor.” Bhakt also encouraged other hospitals in Kolkata to follow suit.
Hindu Temples Attacked in Chattogram, Bangladesh
This action comes with a slew of attacks on Hindu temples in Bangladesh’s Chattogram. This has exacerbated tensions between the two adjacent countries. On Friday, a crowd vandalised three temples in the city’s Harish Chandra Munsef Lane neighbourhood: Shantaneshwari Matri Temple, Shoni Temple, and Shantaneshwari Kalibari Temple.
According to a Bangladeshi news outlet, the attack began at 2:30pm when a group of several hundred individuals, chanting slogans, flung bricks at the temples. Abdul Karim, the chief of the Kotwali Police Station, verified the occurrence, noting that while the damage was small, tensions were high.
Tapan Das, a temple committee member, stated that “a procession of hundreds entered after Juma prayers, shouting anti-Hindu and anti-ISKCON slogans.” We contacted the Army when the situation deteriorated, and order was eventually restored.” Chinmoy Krishna Das, a spiritual leader and former member of Bangladesh’s International Society of Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was detained on Monday and denied bail on Tuesday.
It sparked protests by Hindu community members in several cities across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, and Chattogram. The week’s anti-Hindu events have sparked a diplomatic spat between the two South Asian countries.
S Jaishankar on Bangladeshi violence
India said on Friday that Bangladesh’s interim administration must uphold its obligation to protect all minorities, expressing significant concern about the rise in extremist rhetoric and increasing cases of violence against Hindus, as well as attacks on temples.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar informed Parliament that India has taken serious note of incidences of violence against minorities in Bangladesh and that Dhaka bears the main responsibility for protecting the lives and liberties of all citizens, including minorities. Bangladesh, on the other hand, voiced great worry on Friday over the violent protest at the Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, urging New Delhi to protect the safety of all of its diplomatic missions in India.
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