Little child Apratim was tragically murdered in #Bangladesh by some miscreants. Yet instead of allowing his death to be mourned with the seriousness and humanity it deserves, #Hindutva supporters in #India and #Bangladesh have seized upon it as propaganda against Bangladesh—and, more specifically, Bangladeshi #Muslims.
The most disturbing part is the deliberate manipulation of his religious identity. Apratim was born into a Muslim family; his father is K.M. Firoz Shahriar and his mother is Dr. Nahida Begum. Yet dozens of social media posts have falsely portrayed him as Hindu, using his death as so-called “evidence” of an ongoing “Hindu genocide” in Bangladesh.
This is not a simple case of misinformation. It is the calculated distortion of a human tragedy: erase the facts, manufacture a communal identity, inflame emotions, and then weaponise the distorted story to advance a predetermined Hindutva narrative.
We have seen this playbook before. Following Sheikh Hasina’s fall, images of the home of Muslim cricketer Mashrafe were circulated as though they depicted an attack on Hindu cricketer Litton Das.
The pattern is unmistakable: manipulate identity, strip away context, amplify outrage, and turn tragedy into communal propaganda.
Apratim’s death deserves mourning—not manipulation, not appropriation, and certainly not to be weaponized for Hindutva propaganda.
“First, we have to save the #Hindus. If they survive, everything will be fine. All Hindus have to put up the (saffron) flags on top of their houses. Separate the jihadis (#Muslims) from our Hindus completely... (Muslims) will have to change their religion.”
Suvendu Adhikari, a senior #BJP leader in West Bengal, is seen addressing a group of Hindu villagers in the state. Since joining the Hindu nationalist party in 2020, Adhikari has been known for often delivering speeches attacking Muslims, frequently asserting in public that the minority community poses a significant threat to the Hindu majority.
In this video, he urges villagers to distance themselves from their Muslim neighbours. By labeling the entire community as “jihadis,” he is effectively identifying all Muslims as Islamic militants. He is also heard making remarks in a threatening tone, suggesting that Muslims would have to convert to Hinduism.
In several BJP-ruled states in India, militant Hindu groups have advised Hindus to display saffron flags atop their homes to mark them as Hindu households. During the outbreaks of anti-Muslim violence, armed rioters—often arriving from outside the area—can use these flags to identify Hindu homes and avoid targeting them. Against this backdrop, can Suvendu’s advice to put up saffron flags not be interpreted as a subtle signal of potential anti-Muslim violence in the area?
State elections in West Bengal are scheduled to take place in the next two to three months. In the run-up to the polls, Suvendu and several other senior BJP leaders have frequently delivered hate speeches targeting Muslims, clearly intended to whip up anti-Muslim passion and deepen communal polarisation. In a sharply divided, Hindu-majority region, a party like the BJP benefits electorally from such polarisation.
As the largest opposition party in West Bengal, the BJP is making an intense push to come to power following the upcoming elections. As part of this effort, some of its leaders are seeking to mobilise support by demonising Muslims and appealing to Hindu voters through communally charged rhetoric.
The surge of #Hindutva ideology continues across India, and there is little chance that anti-Muslim hate speech in the country will diminish anytime soon.
#HateSpeech
@USCIRF
“Hey wicked woman. You are walking around carrying the Holy Quran but you are engaged in wrongdoing. Does your burkha teach you such misdeeds? You are going around and asking people for votes for Jamaat-e-Islami—is that not shameful? Do you not have your husband at home? Instead of doing such things outside, stay home and take care of your husband. If I ever see you outside doing such things again, I will teach you a lesson…”
This video highlights how #BNP leaders and activists are obstructing female workers of Jamaat from campaigning ahead of the upcoming general elections in #Bangladesh. These are not isolated incidents. The BNP is intimidating and trying to prevent women from campaigning on behalf of Jamaat, across the country.
This is not merely violence against women— it is an attack on citizens' fundamental rights and democracy.
The country's first female prime minister was the late Begum Khaleda Zia. See how her son Tarique Rahman has diminished her party, the BNP, today!
#jamaat2026
যদি হাঁটতে হাঁটতে, নামহীন কোনো এক ছায়া হয়ে,
শব্দহীন বিকেলের গহীনে কিংবা সন্ধ্যার গোধুলিতে হারিয়ে যেতে পারতাম। যার থাকবে না কোনো গন্তব্য, থাকবে না কোনো পিছুটান, থাকবে না কোনো ফিরে আসার তাড়া।
শুধু একা, প্রকৃতই হবে যার ভালোবাসা........
অসম্ভবকে কল্পনায় ভাবতেও ভালো লাগে😅
We strongly condemn the disgraceful baton charge by the police on Sunday against the peaceful protesters in Panchagarh. These student activists were demonstrating to demand justice for the brutal killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent youth leader and key figure in the July Uprising, who was shot dead in Dhaka on December 12, 2025.
In response to this unjustified baton charge in Panchagarh, the students courageously surrounded the local Deputy Commissioner's office the same evening.
The authorities must apologise clearly for ordering this assault on peaceful demonstrators.
From Teknaf in the south to Tetulia in the north, student groups across #Bangladesh have continued to rally, united in their call for justice for Hadi's murder. Yet, certain elements within the establishment and political circles appear deeply unsettled by this growing movement.
Rather than delivering swift justice for Hadi, the administration has resorted to suppressing innocent protesters.
The interim government has seriously compromised its neutrality and credibility.
#JusticeForHadi
জুলাই গণবিপ্লবের সময় ইন্টারনেট বন্ধ করে দিয়ে শুধুমাত্র আন্দোলনরত পুরুষদের ওপরেই নির্বিচারে গণহত্যা চালিয়ে থেমে থাকেনি ভারতীয় মদদপুষ্ট খুনি হাসিনার ফ্যাসিস্ট বাহিনী। এভাবে তারা খুবই নির্দয় ভাবে রাস্তায় নামা আমাদের মা-বোনদেরকে হেনস্থা করেছে, ধরে নিয়ে আঘাতের পর আঘাত করেছে। তাদের ওপর নরপশুর মতো হামলে পড়েছিল।
এমনকী তাদেরকে তুলে নিয়ে গিয়ে দীর্ঘসময় খোঁজও দেয়নি এই ফ্যাসিস্ট হাসিনার সন্ত্রাসী বাহিনী। যাদেরকে নিষিদ্ধ ছাত্রলীগ কোটায় প্রশাসনে ঢুকানো হয়েছিল তাদেরকে দিয়েই এই বর্বরতা চালিয়েছিল দিল্লি পলাতক ফ্যাসিস্ট হাসিনা।
#Dhaka #Bangladesh #JulyMassacre
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