US Lawmakers Urge Intervention to Halt Anti-Hindu Violence in Bangladesh

Indian-American lawmakers have called on the US to intervene in halting coordinated attacks against minority Hindus in Bangladesh. They argue that such instability is detrimental to American interests. The calls come after reports of widespread violence and displacement of Hindus following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina.

Two prominent Indian-American lawmakers have urged the United States to intervene directly to stop the coordinated attacks against minority Hindus in Bangladesh, emphasizing that such instability, fueled by religious intolerance and violence, is not in the interest of America or its allies.

According to two Hindu organizations, members of minority communities in Bangladesh have faced at least 205 incidents of attacks in 52 districts since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5. Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus are attempting to flee to neighboring India to escape the violence.

In letters to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Congressmen Shri Thanedar and Raja Krishnamoorthi highlighted the urgent need for US support. Thanedar stressed that the US has an obligation to assist the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to end the violence. Krishnamoorthi noted that the instability in the region is not in the interest of the United States or its allies and urged Blinken to engage directly with the interim government to bring the perpetrators to justice.

(With inputs from agencies.)