BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF deeply concerns over extremist mob attacks, vandalism, and arson on four shrines & physical assault of khadems of a manzil in Comilla & Gazipur.

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Paris, France; September 19, 2025: The Paris-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and condemnation over the recent incidents of religious extremist mob attacks, vandalism, and burning of shrines, as well as the physical assault of a khadem in Comilla and Gazipur on September 18 and 5, 2025, respectively.

These incidents included attacks, destruction, and arson of four mazars (shrines) in Comilla, and the physical assault of a khadem at a manzil (religious establishment) in Gazipur, alongside inflammatory religious posts on social media inciting extremist mob violence, which resulted in the vandalism and arson of the manzil.

BANGLADESH ALERT: JMBF Condemns Brutal Attack on Shrine in Goalanda, Rajbari, and Exhumation of Dead Body by Public Burning

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Paris, France; 06 September 2025: France-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep concern and strong condemnation of the heinous act of brutal attack, arson, and vandalism of the shrine (Darbār Sharif) and Nurul Haque’s home, as well as the exhumation and public burning of his body. This attack was carried out by an Islamist extremist group yesterday, on 05 September 2025, in Goalanda, Rajbari.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Deeply Concerned and Strongly Condemns the Recent Heinous Gang Rapes and Violence Against Women

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Paris, France; July 3, 2025: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), a Paris-based human rights organization, is deeply concerned and outraged over the growing incidents of brutal rape and violence against women under the current interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh.

On June 26 in Cumilla, a woman was allegedly raped, stripped naked, and brutally beaten in a medieval manner.

BANGLADESH: JMBF Strongly Condemns and Demands Justice over Brutal Attack on the Religious Minority Matua Community in Jessore

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Paris, France; 26 May 2025: The France-based human rights organization JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) has expressed deep concern and condemnation over the planned arson, looting, and physical attacks on 18 houses of the religious minority Hindu Matua community in Dohormoshiahat village, Abhaynagar Upazila, Jessore, on 22 May 2025. JMBF considers this brutal attack, carried out solely due to religious minority identity and political vendetta, a severe violation of the constitution, human rights, and civil liberties.

Escalating Religious Violence Under Yunus's Rule: Attacks on Shrines and the Government’s Mysterious Silence

Advocate Shahanur Islam

On the night of March 16, 2025, a brutal attack took place at the Ismail Shah shrine in Amtali, Barguna, during the annual Urs celebration, leaving at least 20 people injured. Eyewitnesses report that local leaders of the Islamic Movement of Bangladesh led a group of over a hundred individuals who demanded the cessation of shrine worship and musical performances. When their demands were refused, violence erupted. The attackers set fire to the shrine’s tents and meeting halls, looted donation boxes, and viciously assaulted Sufi followers. This is not an isolated incident but part of an ongoing pattern of religious violence across the country.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Communal Violence in Bangladesh and Protests Against Government Denial

Paris, France: February 5, 2025: The France-based legal and human rights organization, JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), strongly condemns the alarming rise in communal violence targeting religious and ethnic minorities in Bangladesh between August 21, 2024, and December 31, 2024. According to credible reports from the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, 174 incidents of violence occurred during this period, resulting in the tragic deaths of 23 individuals from minority communities. These atrocities included 9 horrific cases of torture, rape, and gang rape of women, attacks on 64 places of worship, the destruction and looting of 38 homes and businesses, and the forcible occupation of 25 properties. Additionally, 15 individuals were arrested and tortured on baseless allegations of insulting religion.

JMBF asserts that such systematic violence against minority communities is a blatant violation of fundamental human rights and an assault on the principles of justice, equality, and religious freedom. It is deeply disturbing that, instead of addressing these grave issues, the interim government of Bangladesh, through the Chief Advisor's Press Wing, has chosen to deny and dismiss these incidents as mere political propaganda.

Press & Public Statement: JMBF Strongly Condemns the Recent Violent Attacks on Cultural and Spiritual Heritage Sites in Bangladesh

Paris, France; January 12, 2024 – The France-based human rights organization, JusticiteMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF), strongly condemns and protests the recent attacks on the Hazrat Shah Sufi Syed Kalu Shah (RA) Shrine in Mymensingh on January 8, 2025, the Al Chishti Shrine in Natore on the night of December 30, 2024, and the Doja Pir Shrine in Sherpur on November 26 and 28, 2024, by radical Islamic fundamentalist groups.

JMBF believes that this wave of extremist violence targeting cultural and spiritual heritage sites in Bangladesh represents an alarming escalation of intolerance, sectarian violence, and fundamentalist aggression against Bangladesh’s centuries-old traditions of Sufism and spiritual practices. These attacks are clear violations of human rights and religious freedom.

Would Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu Have Been Arrested If He Had Remained Silent?

Advocate Shahanur Islam & Mosa. Jannatul Ferdaus

The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Prabhu, a revered Hindu monk and vocal minority rights advocate in Bangladesh, has sparked intense debates on justice, dissent, and minority rights. Charged with sedition and allegedly desecrating the national flag during a protest against violence targeting Hindus, Prabhu’s detention raises a critical question: Would he have faced the same fate had he remained silent about the suffering of the Hindu minority?

STATEMENT: JMBF is Deeply Concerned and Condemns the Killing of Lawyer Saiful Islam and Police Brutality During Protests in Chittagong

Paris, France; November 28, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) unequivocally expresses its deep concern and condemnation of the brutal killing of lawyer Saiful Islam, a 32-year-old member of the Chattogram District Bar Association and Assistant Public Prosecutor at the Chattogram Court, during the violent clashes on November 26, 2024. This heinous crime, committed amid a chaotic confrontation between law enforcement and protesters supporting Hindu religious leader and Spokesperson of the United Sanatoni Jagoran Alliance, Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, is a grave attack on justice and the legal community.

JMBF also strongly denounces police brutality during the protests, where law enforcement agencies, including the police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), resorted to batons and sound grenades, injuring at least 10 people. The indiscriminate violence against protesters is a clear violation of their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly and expression. Such actions only exacerbate tensions and undermine the rule of law.

STATEMENT: JMBF Vehemently Condemns Religious Disruption at JM Sen Hall Puja Mandap, Chittagong

Paris, France; October 11, 2024 – JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) vehemently condemns the shocking and deliberate disruption of religious harmony at the JM Sen Hall Puja Mandap in Chittagong on October 10, 2024. Six members of the Chittagong Cultural Academy, a group linked to the Islamic fundamentalist political party Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, infiltrated the celebration of Durga Puja—a major Hindu religious event—under false pretenses. After deceptively obtaining permission to perform patriotic songs, they audaciously staged an Islamic musical performance in the middle of a dance show during the Hindu religious program.

STATEMENT: JMBF Calls for UN Intervention to Address Violence Against Minority Communities in Bangladesh

Paris, France; September 13, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is deeply alarmed by the recent wave of violent attacks targeting minority communities in Bangladesh following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024. The destruction of homes, businesses, and places of worship—particularly those belonging to Hindu, Christian, Ahmadiyya, and ethnic minority communities—represents a grave violation of human rights and threatens the safety and dignity of these vulnerable populations.

STATEMENT: JMBF Gravely Concerned Over Attacks on Sufi Shrines; Urges Upholding Religious Freedom in Bangladesh

Paris, France; September 10, 2024: JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) is profoundly concerned about the recent surge of attacks on Sufi shrines and religious sites across Bangladesh, which have intensified following the resignation of the former Awami League government on August 5, 2024. These acts of violence and vandalism not only erode religious harmony but also jeopardize the country’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage.

JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France Joins Protest in Paris Against Minority Repression in Bangladesh

Members of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) gathered at Place de la République today on August 12, 2024 to protest against the ongoing repression of minority communities in Bangladesh. The demonstration was part of a broader international effort to draw attention to the increasing violence and discrimination faced by religious minorities in Bangladesh.

Advocate Shanur Islam, the founder and President of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France, attended the protest, passionately advocating for the safety and rights of minority communities. He called on the Bangladeshi government to take immediate action to protect all minority groups and to impose exemplary punishments on those responsible for the atrocities.

প্রেস বিবৃতি: ফরিদপুরে সাম্প্রদায়িক হামলায় দুই নির্মান শ্রমিক নিহতের ঘটনায় জেএমবিএফ গভীর ভাবে উদ্বিগ্ন!

প্যারিস, ফ্রান্স, ২০ এপ্রিল ২০২৪- গত ১৮ এপ্রিল ২০২৪ তারিখ বৃহষ্পতিবার দিবাগত রাতে ফরিদপুরের মঘুখালীতে মন্দিরে আগুন দেয়ার সন্দেহে হিন্দু ধর্মাম্বলী স্থানীয় জনগণের পিটুনিতে ইসলাম ধর্মাম্বলী দুই নির্মান শ্রমিকের মৃর্ত্যু এবং অন্তত সাতজন আহত হওয়ার ঘটনায় জাস্টিস মেকার্স বাংলাদেশ ইন ফ্রান্স (জেএমবিএফ) গভীর উদ্বেগ প্রকাশ করেছে। 

উক্ত ঘটনায় অবিলম্বে বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্টের হাইকোর্ট বিভাগের বিজ্ঞ বিচারপতিকে প্রধান করে বিচার বিভাগীয় তদন্ত কমিটির মাধ্যমে সমগ্র বিষয়টি দ্রুত ও নিরপেক্ষে তদন্তপূর্বক দায়ী ব্যক্তিদের চিহ্নিত ও গ্রেফতারপূর্বক প্রচলিত আইনে স্বচ্ছ ও প্রকাশ্য বিচারে দৃষ্টান্তমূলক শাস্তি প্রদানের আহবান জানিয়েছে ফ্রান্স ভিত্তিক মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠান জেএমবিএফ।

ধামুইরহাটে প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর ও অগ্নি সংযোগের ঘটনায় মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্টান জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশের উদ্বেগ ও প্রতিবাদ!

নওগাঁর ধামুইরহাটে অজ্ঞাতনামা দুর্বৃত্ত কর্তৃক কালী মন্দিরের প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর ও অগ্নি সংযোগের ঘটনায় মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠান জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ গভীর উদ্বেগ ও প্রতিবাদ জানিয়েছে।

অজ্ঞাতনামা দূর্বৃত্ত কর্তৃক ধামুইরহাটের কালী মন্দিরের প্রতিমা ভাঙচুর ও অগ্নি সংযোগের ঘটনা বাংলাদেশের সকল ধর্মের নাগরিকের মৌলিক মানবাধিকার স্বাধীনভাবে ধর্ম পালনের অধিকারের ওপর সরাসরি হুমকি বলে মানবাধিকার প্রতিষ্ঠান জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ মনে করে।

জাস্টিসমেকার্স বাংলাদেশ এর প্রতিষ্টাতা মহাসচিব ও বিশিষ্ট মানবাধিকার আইনজীবী অ্যাডভোকেট শাহানূর ইসলাম সৈকত উক্ত ঘটনার দ্রুত নিরপেক্ষ তদন্তপূর্বক দায়ীদের চিহ্নিত করে দৃষ্টান্তমূলক শাস্তি প্রদানের দাবী জানিয়েছে।