Hundreds Of People Demo In Dhaka Bangladesh, Protests Violence Against Hindu Minorities After Hasina Resigns

JAKARTA - Hundreds of people have protested in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, against violence targeting Hindu minorities in the country since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country earlier this week.

A school teacher was killed and 45 people injured when homes, places of business, and Hindu temples in Bangladesh, the majority of Muslim population, were targeted following Hasina's resignation on Monday.

Protesters some of them carried posters demanding the Bangladeshi minority to be "saved" shouting slogans "who are we, people ofTEN" and calling for peace when they block intersections in the capital on Friday, August 9.

Hindus, which are 8 percent of Bangladesh' 170 million population, traditionally support the Hasina-led Awami League party, which sparked public outrage after clashes between anti-coot protesters and security forces last month.

Bangladesh' Hindu-Budha Christian Union Council estimates that at least 52 of the country's 64 districts have been affected by communal violence since August 5 and have sought the help of Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist who served as head of interim government.

There are concerns, anxiety and deep uncertainty among minorities across the country, the council said in an open letter on Friday.

The United Nations Secretary-General's Office said violence in Bangladesh should be "mixed", adding it was against any "race-based attack" or "rac-based incitement to violence".

Thousands of Bangladeshi Hindus are trying to flee to neighboring India to avoid violence.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also appealed to Hindus' "safety and protection" and other Bangladeshi minorities in his message on X on Thursday.