China, Pakistan Accused of Backing Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh as Global Silence Grows

In a chilling alert to the world community, Rabinder Ghosh, a prominent human rights activist and founder of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC), has accused China and Pakistan of being directly involved in orchestrating widespread atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh. Ghosh, whose organisation documents religious persecution in the region, revealed that his team has uncovered credible evidence of foreign support to groups carrying out targeted violence, forced conversions, sexual assault, and systematic displacement of Hindus.

In an interview, Ghosh stated that his organisation has received reports of Pakistani operatives and intelligence agents aiding local radical groups in Bangladesh. Additionally, Chinese support, both political and technological, has allegedly played a role in strengthening anti-minority elements. This foreign backing, he claimed, is enabling a slow, deliberate erasure of the Hindu community, which has already seen its numbers dwindle due to repeated waves of violence and intimidation.

According to Ghosh, over 2,300 attacks on Hindus have been recorded since August 2024, when a student-led uprising toppled Sheikh Hasina’s government, bringing Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to power. Since then, the interim government has done little to prevent what Ghosh calls a “reign of terror” against minorities. Victims have described incidents of gang rapes, temple desecrations, house burnings, and public humiliation, while hundreds of families have been forced to flee ancestral lands overnight.

“The Hindu population is shrinking every day — not due to migration, but because of fear, rape, torture, and conversion,” Ghosh warned. “It’s not just random violence, it’s a pattern — and the international community has chosen to stay silent.”

One of the most heartbreaking elements of this crisis, Ghosh emphasized, is the global inaction, particularly from nations that claim to stand for human rights and religious freedom. Despite repeated appeals, neither the United Nations nor major powers like the United States have stepped up with meaningful support or condemnation.

In this context, Ghosh sharply criticized former U.S. President Donald Trump, who had publicly promised during his 2020 election campaign to take strong action to protect Hindus and other persecuted minorities in South Asia. However, that promise, Ghosh pointed out, was never fulfilled. Despite warnings and detailed reports from human rights organisations, Trump failed to initiate any intervention or policy to stop the slow genocide of Bangladeshi Hindus before the end of his term.

Now, as the 2024 U.S. presidential elections approach, the failure of Trump’s earlier commitment has become a sore point for many in the South Asian diaspora. There is growing disillusionment among Hindu voters who feel their pain was used for political gain but ignored when it truly mattered.

Ghosh concluded his remarks with a dire warning: “The core values of Bangladesh’s independence — democracy, secularism, and equality — are being destroyed. And with China and Pakistan influencing events behind the scenes, we are witnessing not just a national crisis, but a regional catastrophe in the making.”

The allegations by Ghosh shed light on a deeply unsettling situation, one that demands urgent global attention. If the international community continues to look away, the existence of Hindus in Bangladesh may soon become a matter of history, rather than one of justice.