Mobbed, forced to resign: Hindu teachers targeted in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the situation has become increasingly difficult for minority communities, particularly Hindus, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5. Since then, at least 49 teachers from minority communities have been forced to resign from their positions, and some have even faced physical attacks, according to multiple media reports.

New Delhi: Members of Hindu organisations protest over the violence against minorities in Bangladesh, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024.(PTI)

However, 19 of them were reinstated later, The Daily Star newspaper quoted Bangladesh Chhatra Oikya Parishad's coordinator Sajib Sarkar as saying.