Bangladesh Pays the Price of Killing Hindus

Bangladesh is simply tottering at the moment and unquestionably in doldrums – the movement that had begun at Shahbag demanding exemplary punishments of war criminals in 1971 instigated Muslim radicals resulting in the desperate attempt of Hefazat-e-Islam, a mere pressure group containing Islamists, both teachers and students, to seize Dhaka on May 6, 2013 to portray Islamic hegemony once more. The aggressive procession of Muslim radicals was witnessed to chant slogans calling for instant formation of stringent anti-blasphemy law (with provision for death penalty) and exemplary punishment to any, such as bloggers, daring to challenge or “insult Islam.” Other demands rocking the show included rigorous prohibition on mixing of men and women in public; an end to “shameless behavior and dresses”; and a call for the reformist Ahmadiyas to be declared as “non-Muslims”. The army of radicals, armed with all these and also weapons more sophisticated than the p...