“Members of religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians, who were sometimes also members of ethnic minorities, stated the government remained ineffective in preventing forced evictions and land seizures stemming from land disputes,” said the report released on Wednesday. But, it added that the government continued to place law enforcement personnel at religious sites, festivals, and events considered possible targets for violence. There were more than 100 injuries in the clash, and police killed four persons in what they stated was self-defense, it said. Buddhist community members said Nanda was returning to his hometown from Dhaka. The Christian Welfare Trust and other human rights nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) reported harassment, communal threats of physical violence, and social isolation for Christians who converted to Christianity from Hinduism and Islam.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2020 06:33 UTC