The Bangladeshi American Hindu, Buddhist & Christian Unity Council (Unity Council USA) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and empowering the religious and ethnic minority Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians of Bangladesh. These communities have long endured systemic discrimination, persecution, and denial of justice, often with government complicity. Our mission is to ensure that they not only survive safely in their ancestral homeland but also live with dignity, security, and the equal rights guaranteed by Bangladesh’s original constitution and various United Nations charters to which Bangladesh is a signatory. We invite you to join us in supporting these oppressed communities and standing for justice, equality, and human rights in Bangladesh.
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
The body of journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker, who had been missing since yesterday morning, was found floating in the Meghna river in Munshiganj's Gajaria upazila this afternoon.
Bibu, 71, a senior assistant editor at the Bangla daily Ajker Patrika and a columnist on current affairs, has not returned home since leaving for his office in Banasree around 10am, according to his family.
Bangladesh witnessed 2,442 incidents of communal violence over a span of 330 days from August 4 last year, when political unrest peaked, leading to the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government, a minority advocacy group in the country said on Thursday.
Religious minorities in Bangladesh are facing escalating violence and systemic exclusion, according to recent reports by local organizations and the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).
Enact a comprehensive Minority Protection Act that incorporates robust provisions addressing hate speech and hate crimes, with the objective of preventing and mitigating sectarian violence in Bangladesh and ensuring the safety and rights of all minority communities.
End supremacist sermons that demean and endanger minorities. Protect and promote religious freedom and ensure harmony among all faiths in Bangladesh.
End the inhumane practice of religious and ethnic cleansing in Bangladesh. Halt the relentless campaign of violence targeting the country’s religious and ethnic minorities—including Hindus, Buddhists, Christians, Baul mystics, Sufis, Ahmedis, and independent thinkers.
