(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.

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