Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Protests in India over Bangladesh Hindu killings
People in Kolkata and Agartala, India, are protesting because a Hindu man named Dipu Chandra Das was killed in Bangladesh.
The protests started on December 23, 2025, in Kolkata and continued the next day.
In Agartala, protests were held in December 2025.
The protesters wanted to march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, but the police stopped them.
There were scuffles, and the police used sticks (lathi-charge) to disperse the crowd.
The BJP, VHP, and Bajrang Dal, which are political and religious groups, accused the opposition parties and the Bangladeshi government of not doing enough to protect Hindus.
They said that the situation in Bangladesh has worsened since the change in government.
The protesters demanded that the Indian government take action to protect Hindus in Bangladesh and allow free passage for marginalised Hindus from Chittagong to enter Tripura.
Protests in Kolkata and Agartala over the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh entered the second day, with BJP, VHP, and Bajrang Dal workers attempting to block key locations.
Police intercepted the protests and used lathi-charge to disperse protesters, leading to scuffles and traffic congestion.
BJP, VHP, and Bajrang Dal accused opposition parties and the Bangladeshi government of appeasement politics and selective silence on the issue.
Protesters demanded that the Indian government take action to protect Hindus in Bangladesh and allow free passage for marginalised Hindus from Chittagong to enter Tripura.
The BJP and VHP warned of intensified political action if the alleged atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh continue.
- Who
- BJP workers, West Bengal Hindu Jagran members, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Tipra Motha Party (TMP) youth wing, Sanatani Hindu Sena, Kolkata police, Tripura police
- What
- Protests over the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh, police action against protesters, accusations of atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh
- When
- December 23-24, 2025 (Kolkata); December 2025 (Agartala)
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Agartala, Tripura, India
- Why
- To protest against the killing of a Hindu youth in Bangladesh and the alleged atrocities on minorities in the neighboring country
- Location
- Kolkata, West Bengal, India; Agartala, Tripura, India
- Date
- December 23-24, 2025 (Kolkata); December 2025 (Agartala)
- Protesters
- BJP workers, West Bengal Hindu Jagran members, VHP, Bajrang Dal, Tipra Motha Party (TMP) youth wing, Sanatani Hindu Sena
- Police Action
- Lathi-charge, barricades, scuffles
- BJP Accusations
- Appeasement politics, selective silence by opposition
- Incident Trigger
- Killing of a Hindu youth, Dipu Chandra Das, in Bangladesh
- VHP Demands
- Indian government intervention, protection for Hindus in Bangladesh, free passage for marginalised Hindus
Sources
'Mamata chose lathi charge, Rahul chose silence': BJP attacks Cong, Trinamool over B'desh issue
Protests over Bangladesh killing enter second day in Kolkata; BJP workers stopped by police near Howrah Bridge
‘Height of appeasement’: BJP slams Mamata govt for Kolkata police action on protetsrers
‘Houses Locked Before Arson’: Kolkata ISKCON Vice President On Attacks On Hindus In Bangladesh
Tripura: VHP, Bajrang Dal protest against atrocities on Hindus in B’desh
