Breach of Faith

Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community in Bangladesh

Glossary

I. Summary

Note on methodology

II. History of the Ahmadiyya Community

III. Persecution of the Ahmadiyya: The Pakistani Model

IV. Human Rights Abuses Against the Ahmadiyya

Discrimination and violence against the Ahmadiyya in late 2003 and early 2004

Killing of an imam, assault, and damage to a mosque in Jessore

Discrimination, denial of education, and ill-treatment in Kushtia District

Anti-Ahmadiyya violence, hate speech and agitation: November 2003 to January 2004

The government ban on Ahmadi publications

The government's response

Discrimination and violence against the Ahmadiyya since March 2004

Incitement to anti-Ahmadiyya violence in Barguna District

Incitement to anti-Ahmadiyya violence and destruction of religious property in Dhaka

The Bogra incident

Satkhira attack

V. Conclusion

VI. Recommendations

To the government of Bangladesh

To foreign governments:

To international donors and lending institutions:

Acknowledgements