On 5 January 2014, the 10th general elections were held in Bangladesh. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami had already boycotted the elections. The buildup to the elections were marred by successive strikes and violence by the opposition parties. Victims claimed after the polls, workers and supporters of the opposition parties began attacking the minority Bengali Hindus. Accusing of looting, vandalising and setting the Hindu houses on fire in several districts across the country.[1] Seven persons belonging to the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party were arrested in connection with the attacks.[2] The National Human Rights Commission held the government responsible for the attacks on Hindus after the election.[3] In India, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party condemned the attacks on minorities.[4]
- ^ Parveen, Shahnaz (7 January 2014). বিভিন্ন জেলায় হিন্দুদের বাড়িঘরে হামলার পর আতঙ্ক. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Seven arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh". NDTV. New Delhi. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Habib, Haroon (9 January 2014). "Will act against those attacking minorities: Sheikh Hasina". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ Ghosh, Shubhajyoti (8 January 2014). সুপরিকল্পিতভাবে হিন্দুদের ওপর আক্রমণ হচ্ছে: বিজেপি. BBC Bangla (in Bengali). New Delhi. Retrieved 9 January 2014.