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Bitter Winter

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The assassinated young man, Jahid Hasan. Courtesy of the International Human Rights Committee.

03/08/2023 Marco Respinti

Jahid Hasan: An Ahmadi Young Man Clobbered to Death in Bangladesh

A three-night attack by Muslim fanatics happened in daylight and in front of the police. It was not the first time, and may not be the last.

Mark Fino preaching at Living Stone Church, Tokyo. Tom Eskildsen is sitting in the first row.

02/02/2023 Tom Eskildsen

Mark Fino: No Asylum in Japan for Evangelist Threatened in Bangladesh

The persecuted Bangladeshi Christian preacher and blogger was denied refugee recognition—as it happens to many in Japan.

03/30/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Hare Krishna (ISKCON) in Bangladesh: Why Violence Continues

Attacks against temples and murders of devotees are not the products of local mobs only. Some political forces believe they can benefit from them.

George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh. From Twitter.

11/03/2021 Massimo Introvigne

The Bangladesh Genocide. 8. The World Protests, India Intervenes

International awareness of the mass killings created the conditions for Indian intervention and the end of the war.

Hindu refugees from Bangladesh en route to India. From Twitter.

11/02/2021 Massimo Introvigne

The Bangladesh Genocide. 7. Eradicating Hinduism

One of the goals of the West Pakistanis and their collaborators in 1971 was to exterminate the Hindu community by killing all males.

Human remains recovered from mass graves, and war artifacts, exhibited at the Dhaka Liberation War Museum.

11/01/2021 Massimo Introvigne

The Bangladesh Genocide. 6. A Killing Frenzy

In a few months, up to three million Bengalis were killed. Yes, it was a genocide.

Unearthing remains of East Pakistan’s soldiers killed in 1971 in killing fields.

10/30/2021 Massimo Introvigne

The Bangladesh Genocide. 5. The First Killing Fields

On March 25, 1971, the Pakistani Army launched “Operation Searchlight.” It should have been a blitzkrieg. It became a genocide.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman casting his vote in the 1970 elections. From Twitter.

10/29/2021 Massimo Introvigne

The Bangladesh Genocide. 4. 1970, Year of Decision

Elections were postponed due to natural disasters. When they were finally held, they determined an unsolvable crisis in Pakistan.

Upon his return from East Pakistan, Ayub Khan (right) welcomed U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) in Karachi, on December 23, 1967.

10/28/2021 Massimo Introvigne

The Bangladesh Genocide. 3. Cracking Down on Bengali Leaders

Between 1967 and 1969, General Ayub Khan’s regime tried to destroy the political leadership of East Pakistan. It failed, but created further unrest.

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