(Slidel) Introduction
My name is Pushpita Gupta.
I live in London, England but I was born in Bangladesh.
I am a Humanitarian and a Cultural Activist. I am here on behalf of Secular
Bangladesh Movement UK.
I am fighting for a Secular
Bangladesh. I am fighting for
Minority Hindus.
I am fighting for Women's Rights.
(Slide 2) Background: Secular Bangladesh Movement UK
Not a day goes by without some racially motivated attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh.
In 2014, after the 5th January elections, it is widely reported the incidents of
attacking the minority communities in Abyaynagar, Thakurgaon, Chittagong,
Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Satkhira, Gaibandha, Dinajpur and some other districts.
The BBC reported "They raped, looted, vandalized and set the Hindu houses
on fire in several districts across the country"
Secular Bangladesh Movement UK formed as a pressure group to make
Bangladesh Government accountable for actions against perpetrators of
atrocities.
On 10th January 2014, Bangladesh Daily Sun Newspaper reported two Hindu
housewives have been raped in their own homes in Manirampur region of Jessore.
They held the men of the house hostage and sexually abused the two housewives.
They had vandalised at least 150 houses and businesses, forcing the residents to
flee the area. The attackers also torched many houses and looted valuables.