2016 Nasirnagar Violence Explained

The 2016 Nasirnagar violence was an attack on the minority Hindu community led by radical Islamist groups in Nasirnagar Upazila, Bangladesh over an allegedly defamatory social media post by a Hindu fisherman against Islam on 30 October 2016. The attack left 19 temples and approximately 300 houses vandalized and over 100 people injured.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• 1962 Rajshahi massacres
• 1964 East-Pakistan riots
• 1971 Bangladesh genocide
  • Operation Searchlight
  • Chuknagar massacre
  • Jathibhanga massacre
  • Shankharipara massacre
    • Razakar 1989 Bangladesh pogroms
• 1990 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence
• 1992 Bangladesh violence
• 2012 Chirirbandar violence
• 2012 Fatehpur violence
• 2012 Hathazari violence
• 2012 Ramu violence
• 2013 Bangladesh Anti-Hindu violence
• 2014 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence
  • Noakhali riots Persecution of indigenous peoples in Bangladesh
• Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh
• Persecution of Buddhists in Bangladesh
• Persecution of Chakma buddhists
• Persecution of Ahmadis in Bangladesh
• Persecution of Christians in Bangladesh
• Persecution of atheists and secularists in Bangladesh
• Freedom of religion in Bangladesh
• Human rights in Bangladesh

Further reading

• News: 15 Hindu temples in Bangladesh vandalised following 'anti-Islam' post . The Tribune . 2016-10-31.
• News: Julfikar Ali Manik . Ellen Barry . 2016-11-02 . Hindu Temples and Homes in Bangladesh Are Attacked by Muslim Crowds . The New York Times.
• News: Dozens arrested for attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh . Al Jazeera . 2016-11-06.
• News: Bangladesh Hindu attacks' suspect arrested . BBC News . 2016-11-29.

Notes and References

1. News: 2016-11-02 . Nasirnagar attacks driving away Hindus . https://web.archive.org/web/20171010020531/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2016/11/02/nasirnagar-attacks-driving-away-hindus/ . 2017-10-10 . Dhaka Tribune.
2. News: 2016-10-30 . Rampage over Hindus in B’baria . https://web.archive.org/web/20170226135452/http://www.thedailystar.net/country/rampage-over-hindus-bbaria-1306723 . 2017-02-26 . The Daily Star.