Dhaka: Expressing deep concern over violence against minorities in Bangladesh, Canadian MP Chandra Arya has said Canadian Hindus who have families in Bangladesh are concerned about the security and safety of their families, their temples, and properties.
He said they will be holding a rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to highlight the current situation in Bangladesh. Arya said they will be joined by Canadian Buddhists and Christians who have families in Bangladesh.
“I am deeply concerned by violence targeting religious minorities, including Hindus, Buddhists and Christians, in Bangladesh,” he said in Canada’s parliament. Every time there is instability in Bangladesh, the Canadian MP said, religious minorities, particularly Hindus, face the brunt.
Earlier, Australian minister for climate change and energy Chris Bowen had said their thoughts are with all Bangladeshis at this difficult time, and he made particular reference to the violence and plight of ethnic and religious minorities in Bangladesh. “As I said at the outset, all violence to all Bangladeshis is to be deplored,” he had said in Australia’s parliament, adding that he wanted to raise the particular matter of attacks on religious and ethnic minorities in Bangladesh - Hindus, Christians and others.
In Bangladesh, the Hindu community protested in Dhaka and Chattogram recently and placed their demands.
