#communal-violence

#communal-violence

A spate of recent attacks has amplified fears among the country's religious minorities ahead of the February 12 vote, even though the government insists most incidents have been ordinary crimes. Dhaka, Bangladesh Sukumar Pramanik, a Hindu teacher in Rajshahi city about 250km (155 miles) from Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka says the country's upcoming national election could be his final test of trust in politics.

Footage of a scrap after the cricket travelled widely via WhatsApp and social media, and very soon rumours flew around the British Muslim world that people just like them were being hunted down and attacked by 'Hindutva' Indian nationalists.

The ongoing violence in West Bengal highlights the deepening rift caused by government amendments to Waqf laws, intensifying communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims.