The interim government has reacted to the reports published by several Indian media outlets on violence against the Hindus, citing the country’s Ministry of External Affairs.

The government requested all to refrain from providing misleading information regarding such hate crimes.

"Several Indian media outlets, including India Today, Anadabazar, citing the country’s Ministry of External Affairs, today reported that in Bangladesh, 47 incidents of violence against Hindus occurred in the year 2022, 302 in 2023, and 2,200 in 2024.
The figure is misleading and highly exaggerated," said the fact-checking wing of the chief adviser's press wing.

According to the independent human rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra, the number of violent incidents against religious minorities in Bangladesh between January and November 2024 is 138, in which 368 houses were attacked and 82 people were injured.

The interim government of Bangladesh is investigating every reported incident and is committed to taking the perpetrators to book, said the wing.

At least 97 cases have been filed between August 4 and December 10, and 75 people were arrested for alleged attacks on religious minorities since August, according to police headquarters, according to the interim government.

Many of these incidents happened between August 5 and August 8 when there was no government, it said.

"Most of these attacks were political in nature. We request all to refrain from providing misleading information regarding such hate crimes," CA's fact-checking wing said in a Facebook post.