The attacks were systematic with a motive to destroy the economic resources of the Hindu community, terrorize them into fleeing to India, and grabbing their properties.
[4] Mohammad Badrul Ahsan wrote in 16 November 2001 about 200 Hindu women were gang raped by members of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Char Fasson Upazila, Bhola District.
[5][6] In Tuniaghara, Manirampur Upazila, Jessore District six Hindu families were forced to leave the area and two women were raped.
The report found evidence of targeted violence against the Hindu community by 25 thousand people which included 25 Ministers and Member of Parliaments of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-Jamaat-e-Islami led alliance government.
[10] In 2011, a court in Sirajganj District sentenced 11 individuals to life time imprisonment for the Rape of Purnima Rani Shil in the 2001 post election violence.