1992 Bangladesh pogroms was a series of violence against the Bengali Hindus and other non-Muslim minorities of Bangladesh, by Islamists in protest against the demolition of Babri Masjid and violence against Muslims in India driven out of hate and revenge mindset continuing from almost 1947. The incidents of violence began in December 1992 and continued till March 1993.[1]
On 7 December, the Dhakeshwari temple was attacked. The Bholanath Giri Ashram in Dhaka was attacked and looted.[2] Hindu owned jewellery shops were looted in old Dhaka. Hindu houses in Rayerbazar were set on fire.[3]
The SAARC Quadrangular cricket tournament was affected due to the riots. On 7 December, 5,000 Muslims armed with iron rods and bamboo sticks tried to storm into the Dhaka National Stadium, where the match between Bangladesh and India A was under progress. The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to stave off the attackers, but the match was abandoned after 8.1 overs.[4] The organizers rescheduled the match on 10 December and the final between India A and Pakistan A on 11 December, but both of them were eventually cancelled.[5][6]
On 8 December, Hindus were attacked in Kutubdia Upazila in Cox's Bazar District. Muslims attacked 14 Hindu temples, eight of them were burnt and six damaged. 51 Hindu houses in Ali Akbar Dale and another 30 in Choufaldandi.[7] In Sylhet, one house was burnt in the heart of the town and 10 other temples were torched.
In Chittagong District, the Fatikchari and Mireswari villages were burnt completely. Five Hindu temples including Panchanan Dham and Tulsi Dham were attacked and damaged.
By the time the situation cooled off a total of 10 people were reportedly killed, 11 Hindu temples and several homes destroyed.[8][9]
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^Kemp, Jeff (2004). Make or Break: Bangladesh in the 1990s. Edinburgh: Lame Duck Press. p. 13. ISBN 1-904896-02-2.
^"Bangladesh v India 'A' at Dhaka, 7 Dec 1992". cricinfo.com. Wisden CricInfo. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^"Bangladesh v India 'A' at Dhaka, 10 Dec 1992". cricinfo.com. Wisden CricInfo. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^"India 'A' v Pakistan 'A' at Dhaka, 11 Dec 1992". cricinfo.com. Wisden CricInfo. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
^Sarkar, Bidyut (1993). Bangladesh 1992 : This is our home : Sample Document of the Plight of our Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and Tribal Minorities in our Islamized Homeland : Pogroms 1987-1992. Bangladesh Minority Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, (and Tribal) Unity Council of North America. p. 67.
^Minorities at Risk Project (2004). "Chronology for Hindus in Bangladesh". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
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