Overview
- A yearlong police-record review counted 645 incidents affecting minorities in 2025, with 71 classified as having communal elements and 574 deemed non-communal.
- Communal cases included 38 temple vandalism reports, eight arson attacks, one theft, one murder and 23 other incidents such as threats, provocative posts and damage to worship pavilions.
- Police filed cases in 50 of the communal incidents with 50 arrests reported, while non-communal incidents saw 390 cases, 498 arrests and 154 unnatural-death reports.
- Dhaka’s release follows India’s January 9 call for swift, firm action on attacks and its caution against attributing such cases to non-communal causes.
- The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported 51 communal incidents in December 2025 and alleged pre-election intimidation ahead of the February 12 parliamentary polls.