‘Protect Hindus’: Killings in Bangladesh trigger London protest outside High Commission

Protesters cited blasphemy-linked killings and a rights report documenting dozens of attacks on Hindu minorities across Bangladesh in 2025.

Members of Indian and Bangladeshi Hindu communities staged a protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission on Saturday, condemning recent killings of Hindus in Bangladesh and accusing authorities of failing to protect religious minorities.

Demonstrators demanded accountability and international attention as violence linked to blasphemy allegations resurfaces across multiple districts.

What the protesters said

Protesters held placards reading “Hindus have the right to live”, “Targeted, terrorised and silenced” and “Protect Hindus”, while raising slogans against Bangladesh’s interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.

#WATCH | Indian and Bangladeshi Hindu communities in London protest outside the Bangladesh High Commission in London against the killings of Hindus in Bangladesh pic.twitter.com/gNBz72GnDt

— ANI (@ANI) December 27, 2025

Organisers said the protest was aimed at drawing global attention to what they described as a pattern of targeted violence against Hindu minorities rather than isolated incidents.

Trigger: killing after blasphemy allegation

The demonstration followed the killing of factory worker Dipu Chandra Das, who was lynched and set on fire by a mob after being accused of blasphemy.

Bangladeshi authorities later said the allegation was unfounded, intensifying outrage among rights groups and diaspora communities.

What the data shows

A recent report by the Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities documented 71 incidents linked to blasphemy allegations between June and December 2025.

According to the report, cases were recorded in more than 30 districts, including Rangpur, Chandpur, Chattogram, Dinajpur, Lalmonirhat, Sunamganj, Khulna, Comilla, Gazipur, Tangail and Sylhet.

Pattern, not outliers

Rights groups said the geographic spread and repetition point to systemic vulnerability.

The report noted that blasphemy accusations frequently escalated into police action, mob violence and collective punishment.

In several instances, arrests were followed by attacks on Hindu neighbourhoods, including vandalism of homes and temples. One of the most severe episodes occurred in Rangpur in July, when the arrest of a minor was followed by the destruction of over 20 Hindu houses.

Overall, the report listed arrests, FIRs, mob assaults, expulsions from educational institutions and multiple deaths. More than 90 percent of those accused were Hindus, including minors aged 15–17, it said.