Dhaka, July 4 -- Drawing attention to the rising pattern of false blasphemy cases in Bangladesh, a leading minority rights group has raised concerns that blasphemy charges are now being routinely used in the country as a weapon specifically to target the nation's religious minorities amid the rampant rise of Islamic extremism.
The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) has called for greater scrutiny of the case involving Hindu minority youth Dipto Ray from Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj district, who was arrested over allegations linked to an alleged Facebook post.
Claiming the charge to be false and unverified, the HRCBM has urged journalists, human rights groups and international observers to examine both the case and b...