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A portion of the atrocities committed against Hindus in Bangladesh during December
- On December 1, when medicine was brought for a sick Hindu religious leader detained in prison, a person was brutally beaten by the Bangladesh Police.[102]
- On December 2, 70 lawyers advocating for detained Hindu religious leaders were arrested. Same day Radical extremists attacked a lawyer named Raman Roy in Chattogram and looted his home.[103][104]
- On the night of December 3, radical Muslims set fire to and looted over 130 homes and businesses belonging to Hindus in the Dewarbazar area of Sunamganj district. They also vandalized four temples.[105][106]
- On December 6, the Shri Shri Mahabhagya Lakshmi Narayan Temple in the Turag area was set on fire by pouring petrol or octane. The fire burned the idols inside the temple and goods worth approximately 1 lakh taka.[107][108][109]
- On December 10, a fatal attack was carried out on an ISKCON member in Uttara, Dhaka.[110]
- On December 11, Muslims decided to shut down restaurants in Dhaka that sell beef. This decision would create difficulties for those who do not eat beef, particularly Hindus.[111][112][113] On this day, Muslims threatened a 17-year-old Hindu girl in Panchagarh district with harassment, forcing her to flee to India.[114][115] Additionally, a representative of the Bangladesh government admitted to 88 attacks, despite there being over 5,000 attacks within 4 months.[116][117][118]
- On December 13, seven idols at the Mahashashan Kali Mata Temple in Jamalpur were vandalized, and gold ornaments were stolen.[119]
- On December 17, five idols were vandalized at the Jharbari Shashan Kali Temple in Birganj Upazila, Dinajpur.[120]
- On December 20, an idol was vandalized at the Polashkanda Kali Temple in Haluaghat Upazila, Mymensingh.[120]
- On December 21, two idols were vandalized at a temple in Bonderpara.[120] On the same day, On December 21, at the Kashimpur Central Crematorium in Borohorishpur, Natore Sadar Upazila, a robbery occurred, during which the temple's donation box and treasury room were looted, and other belongings were stolen. Following this, the priest was murdered.[121][122][123][124][125]
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