At least 16 houses belonging to members of the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh have been set ablaze since December 1, 2025, while 17 Hindus were killed in targeted attacks during the same period, the Rights & Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) said in a report released on Friday.

According to the rights body, seven of the arson attacks took place in the past one week alone, amid what it described as election-related violence marked by targeted attacks on Hindu minorities, particularly arson and murder by Islamist groups. The incidents were reported from Mirsarai and Raozan in the Chittagong region, as well as from Pirojpur and Sylhet.