These incidents included alleged attacks on temples, houses, and shops belonging to minority communities, as well as reports of looting and murder across several districts in the country.
Sabuj Roy, the temple committee secretary, noted that without BGB's quick response, the damage might have resembled a 5 August attack, when arson and looting in the village led to a police case.
[42] On 22 November, a chartered bus, enroute from Rajarhat in Kurigram District to a rally in Rangpur organized by the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Jote to raise the demands of the Hindu community, was attacked in Kaunia.
[46] On the midnight of 12 August, a fire was set at the house of Dipak Kumar Saha in Netrakona Sadar Upazila, burning nine cows, six goats, and irrigation equipment to ashes.
On 31 August, a sedition case was filed at Kotwali Police Station against 19 persons, including Sanatan Jagaran Manch spokesperson Chinmoy Krishna Das.
Tapan Das told bdnews24.com, "At noon, while leaving after performing namaz (prayer of Muslims), hundreds of people attacked while chanting slogans against Hindus and ISKCON.
[63] In Shariatpur, miscreants destroyed the Dhakua Manasa Bari temple and attempted to attack Hindu homes, but the assault was thwarted by the arrival of the Army.
[65][66] A group of 15-20 people, led by BNP leader Nagad Idris, attacked a Hindu family in Brahmankachuri village, located five kilometers away from Kishoreganj district town.
Additional information provided by Gita Rani Bormon: "On the 5th August, around 3 PM, a group of 15 to 20 people led by Idris, with hockey sticks, cocktails, and pistols entered their house and began an assault.
Swapan Chandra Saha, head of the Bhanga Puja Committee, told reporters,'Various parts of a total of eight idols, including Kartik, Arjun, and Ganesh, at Hari Temple have been vandalized.
[86][87] An investigation by Deutsche Welle revealed that Bangladesh's Muslim police, instead of arresting the real culprits, had detained a mentally unstable person (insane) and falsely claimed him to be Indian.
[88] In Madhukhali Upazila of Faridpur District, miscreants targeted several homes and businesses, damaged a Kali temple, and assaulted a Hindu homeopathy doctor.
When members of the Hindu families began constructing houses on the land in Kalikapur, valued at approximately 6 crore taka, a group claiming to be BNP workers obstructed them.
"[95] On 4 August, the house of Suranjit Sarkar, the General Secretary of the Puja Celebration Committee of Mohanpur Upazila in Rajshahi, was vandalized, looted, and set on fire.
Naresh Chandra said that the miscreants looted more than a hundred thousand taka, four tolas of gold jewelry, a laptop, a mobile phone, and bags of rice from his house.
[104][105] On 8 November, at 10 PM, a group of people armed with local weapons attacked the Charjot Protap Durga Mata Thakurani temple in Shibtala Karmakarpara area of Chapainawabganj town.
[113][114] Later on 7 August, the general secretary of the same organisation, Dr. Mrityunjoy Kumar Roy, stated that Pramanik's statement to the media was false and "extremely insulting and shameful" for the Hindu community of the country and urged him to publicly apologize.
[119] Quoting LoP West Bengal Legislative Assembly & BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, several Indian media channels falsely claimed that more than 10 million Bangladeshi Hindus are heading towards India to seek refuge, adding that Bangladesh is becoming an "Islamic State".
[6][10][120][121] Analyst Farid Erkizia Bakht suggested that India's intent to destabilize Bangladesh through this disinformation campaign stems from the disappointment of losing a valuable ally like Sheikh Hasina and from apprehensions about the new government in the country harbouring anti-Indian sentiments.
[138] On 13 August, Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government, visited the Dhakeshwari Temple to reassure Hindus that they are equal citizens in Bangladesh.
[142] On 25 October, the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Manch, an organization of the Hindu community, held a mass rally at Laldighi Maidan in Chattogram city with an eight-point demand.
The main speaker, Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, further stated,[143][144][excessive quote] No democratic power in Bangladesh will have the opportunity to do politics by practicing communal behavior.
The Deputy Commissioner (South) of the city police, Liakat Ali Khan, stated that, in line with administrative directives, they were barred from holding the rally today.
On 31 August, a sedition case was filed at Kotwali Police Station against 19 people, including the spokesperson of Sanatan Jagaran Manch, Chinmoy Krishna Das.
[57][145] Recalling the events of 25 October, Gauranga Das Brahmachari, a key organizer of the Sanatan Jagaran Manch, said,[excessive quote] We concluded the largest peaceful rally in recent memory with full discipline.
[164]EU Heads of Mission in Dhaka are very concerned about incoming reports of multiple attacks against places of worship and members of religious, ethnic and other minorities in Bangladesh.
[174]Amnesty International urges the Bangladeshi authorities to conduct a swift, thorough, impartial and independent investigation into the crimes against Hindu, Ahmadi and other minority communities and associated incidents of mob violence and ensure that those responsible are prosecuted in fair and transparent trials, without resorting to the death penalty.
Whilst UK is a strong ally of Bangladesh, the persecution and attacks on the Hindu and other minority communities cannot be allowed to continue and ask that this matter is raised immediately at the highest levels.
We are very concerned about the hundreds killed and thousands injured during student-led protests and horrified by the subsequent violence against religious minorities, including Hindus and Christians, who are being senselessly targeted by violent mobs.
I pray for the safety, security and stability to all minorities and Hindus in Bangladesh.British MP Bob Blackman, while addressing the Parliament, mentioned the incidents of arson attacks on the homes and temples of Hindus, stating:[188][189][excessive quote] Now, right now, Mr Speaker, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, who run Bhaktaventa Manor in Elstree, the largest Hindu temple in this country, in Bangladesh, their spiritual leader is under arrest.