Engage with the Interim Government of Bangladesh to prevent violence : American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi

US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote to US Secretary of State on anti-Hindu violence in Bangladesh

Washington (USA) – US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has expressed concern over the violence against Hindus in Bangladesh. He wrote a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to approach the interim Government to end the violence against Hindus and bring those responsible to justice.

Raja Krishnamoorthi said in the letter that an interim Government has now been established in Bangladesh under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus. It is of utmost urgency that the United States engage with this Government for the purposes of both bringing the violence to an end and the perpetrators to justice. Sadly, this is not the first time that anti-government protests in Bangladesh have metastasized into anti-Hindu violence. The anti-Hindu riots in October 2021 left nine people dead amidst the destruction of hundreds of homes, businesses and temples. In 2017, more than 107 Hindus were killed and 37 disappeared. Instability in this region, fueled by religious intolerance and violence, is clearly not in the interest of the United States or our allies. I urge you to engage directly with Chief Advisor Yunus’ Government and exert our influence to help his government end the violence.