'Bangladesh Can't Be A Battlefield For Proxy War Against India': Activists Condemn Yunus Govt

Last Updated:October 03, 2025, 22:48 IST

These concerns come amid recent statements from Yunus, who has denied accusations of rising violence against Hindus and other minorities in the country

Bangladesh Hindu community members participate in a protest and block the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka. (PTI file photo)

At a side event during the 60th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday, activists and experts from South Asia and Europe expressed concern over human rights violations in Bangladesh under the interim government led by Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus.

The event, organised by the Centre for Gender Justice and titled “Violations of Fundamental Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Democracy in Bangladesh," highlighted the rapid deterioration of the situation following the removal of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August last year.

Barrister Nijhoom Majumder, a Bangladeshi political activist based in the UK, delivered a stark warning about the geopolitical implications of the current crisis. He said, “Western power has captured indirectly. I always say that what is happening in Bangladesh is a proxy war against India. Target is India and the battlefield is in Bangladesh."

Majumder went on to state that many global powers recognise Bangladesh’s shift towards extremist Islamist policies, warning that “state-sponsored terrorism is being promoted in Bangladesh."

Prof. Dr. Md. Habibe Millat, President of the Global Center for Democratic Governance in Canada, painted a grim picture of human rights abuses under the Yunus government.

“Human rights violations in Bangladesh are at the highest level in the last 54 years. All populations, not just minorities, are tortured," he said.

Millat noted that over 2,500 cases of torture have been documented in the past 14 months, with more than 30 members of minority communities killed and at least 637 people dying from mob lynching.

“At the moment, they are trying to do a fraudulent election…So, Bangladesh needs to get back to democracy, rule of law and justice. That’s what we are fighting for," he added.

These concerns come amid recent statements from Yunus, who has denied accusations of rising violence against Hindus and other minorities.

In a recent interview with British-American journalist Mehdi Hasan for the media platform Zeteo, Yunus dismissed reports of religious persecution as “fake news." He accused India of spreading disinformation, saying, “First of all, these are fake news. You can’t go by those. Fake news."

When Hasan cited evidence including mob attacks, vandalism, and the arrest of a Hindu monk for raising a religious flag, Yunus reiterated his position, claiming, “One of the specialty of India right now is fake news. Okay, barrage of fake news."

(With inputs from ANI)

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