For example, Asif Nazrul, a professor of law at the University of Dhaka, pointed to the last wave of communal violence targeting the Hindu minority in Nasirnagar in 2016 with a fake Facebook post that was accused of insulting Islam. . a Hindu. Hundreds of Hindu houses were burnt.
Several allegations of involvement in communal violence – including some linked to Ms Hasina’s ruling party – tried to use the attacks as a springboard for her political career. Ms Hasina’s party canceled the nominations of only two candidates after being accused of engaging in violence under public pressure.
In 2012, a dozen Buddhist temples and monasteries were destroyed by Muslim mobs in Cox’s Bazar on the country’s southeast coast, following a rumor that a Buddhist had insulted the Quran in a Facebook post.
Last November, a star cricketer, Shakib Al Hasan, received death threats from religious extremists after he visited a Hindu temple in Kolkata, India and attended a function. Mr Al Hasan later apologized and declared himself a “proud Muslim”.
Saif Hasnat reported from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Mujib Mashal from Kavre, Nepal.