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{{Infobox organization
| name                     = Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance
| formation                = {{start date and age|2006|9|17}}
| native_name              = বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোট<br />
Bangladesh Jatiya Hindu Mohajote
| native_name_lang         = bn
| logo                     = Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance.jpg
| logo_size                = 180px
| logo_caption             = Bangladesh Hindu Grand Alliance logo
| abbreviation             = BJHM or BNHGA
| nickname                 =
| type                     = Social and religious organisation
| status                   = Active
| purpose                  = Consolidate the Hindu society, protect and serve Hinduism within Bangladesh
| headquarters             = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| leader_title             = Chairman
| leader_name              = Prabhas Chandra Ray <ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=2024-02-02|language=bn|script-title=bn:সংখ্যালঘু কমিশন গঠন করার দাবি হিন্দু মহাজোটের|url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/1274329.details|access-date=2024-05-04|work=banglanews24.com}}</ref>
| leader_title2            = Secretary General
| leader_name2             = Palash Kanti Dey<ref>{{Cite web |last=প্রতিবেদক |first=নিজস্ব |date=2024-08-13 |title=২৭৮টি জায়গায় হিন্দুদের ওপর হামলা, হুমকি: হিন্দু মহাজোট |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/x8dp2s21w5 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn}}</ref>
}}
'''Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance''' (abbreviation: BNHGA, in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোট, romanised: Bāṅlādēś Jātiyō Hindu Môhājôte, abbreviation: BJHM), is a non-political, social Hindu religious organisation based in Bangladesh. It was formed as an alliance of 23 Hindu religious organisations of Bangladesh on 17 September 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোটের জন্মাষ্টমী পালন |url=https://www.jugantor.com/capital/585574/বাংলাদেশ-জাতীয়-হিন্দু-মহাজোটের-জন্মাষ্টমী-পালন |access-date=2022-12-20 |work=Jugantor |language=bn}}</ref> BJHM's main objectives are to consolidate the Hindu community, protect and serve Hinduism and to realise the religious, social, cultural and political rights of the Hindu community in Bangladesh.<ref name=":032">{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোট |url=https://www.priyo.com/business/bangladesh-jatiya-hindu-mohajot |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128014602/https://www.priyo.com/business/bangladesh-jatiya-hindu-mohajot |archive-date=2021-01-28 |access-date=2021-01-20 |work=Priyo.com |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধের চেতনাবিরোধী কোন দল বা শক্তির সাথেকোন সম্পর্ক না থাকার দাবি করছে বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোট |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/206957/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95/ |access-date=2021-01-20 |work=Janakantha |language=bn}}</ref>
After the establishment of the National Hindu Grand Alliance, it has been invited and participated as a representative of the Hindu community of Bangladesh in various international conferences including the World Hindu Conference, World Hindu Congress which were held in different countries including the US and India.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}} The current president of the alliance Dr. Prabhas Chandra Roy and Executive Secretary General and Spokesperson Palash Kanti Dey.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ডেস্ক |first=কালবেলা |title=সংখ্যালঘু নির্যাতনের শ্বেতপত্র প্রকাশের অনুরোধ হিন্দু মহাজোটের {{!}} কালবেলা |url=https://www.kalbela.com/national/111079 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=কালবেলা {{!}} বাংলা নিউজ পেপার |language=bn-BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=৪৮ জেলায় ২৭৮টি জায়গায় হামলা ও হুমকি এসেছে: হিন্দু মহাজোট |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/others/857953/%E0%A7%AA%E0%A7%AE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=Bangla Tribune |language=bn}}</ref>
== History ==
The organisation is a grand alliance of 23 other Hindu religious organisations of Bangladesh, involving all several districts of the country. The alliance was established on 17 September 2006. The organisation also has a youth wing, the Jubo Mohajote (Youth Grand Alliance) and a student wing, the Chhatra Mahajote (Student Grand Alliance).
=== 7 point demand ===
On August 30, 2013, the organisation released a three-point demands list.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সরকারের কাছে হিন্দু মহাজোটের তিন দফা দাবি |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/সরকারের-কাছে-হিন্দু-মহাজোটের-তিন-দফা-দাবি |access-date=2022-09-14 |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn}}</ref> Later, including these three points, an updated "seven point of demand" were announced on September 17, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:মন্ত্রণালয় প্রতিষ্ঠাসহ ৭ দফা দাবি জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোটের |url=https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/national/news/601338 |access-date=2022-09-14 |work=Daily Janakantha |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সংখ্যালঘু উন্নয়ন মন্ত্রণালয়ের দাবি হিন্দু মহাজোটের |url=https://www.jaijaidinbd.com/todays-paper/metropolitan/198615 |access-date=2022-09-14 |work=Jaijaidin}}</ref> These demands included the establishment of a Ministry of Minority Development, reserved parliamentary seats for Hindus,<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:সংসদে ৬০ আসনসহ আলাদা মন্ত্রণালয় চায় হিন্দু মহাজোট |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/pages/details/255608 |access-date=2021-01-20 |work=Somoy News |language=bn}}</ref>  reforming the Hindu Succession Act, and declaring more Hindu holidays as public holidays for Hindu worship.
In 2021, the organization demanded the construction of a model temple in every [[upazila]], similar to how model mosques are built in every upazila in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:প্রতিটি উপজেলায় মডেল মন্দির নির্মাণের দাবি হিন্দু মহাজোটের |url=https://www.jagonews24.com/national/news/676820 |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=jagonews24.com}}</ref>
In August 2024, after the fall of the [[Awami League]] government in Bangladesh, the Secretary General Gobindo Chandra Pramanik criticised Indian media for "spreading fake news" regarding the vandalism of Hindu homes and temples in Bangladesh during the unrest that followed, asserting that such claims are bogus, and that Hindus in Bangladesh are safe, and any attacks that may have happened were politically motivated to Awami League politicians, regardless of religion, and not specifically towards Hindus.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-10 |title='Hindus Are Safe', says Bangladesh Hindu Leader GC Pranmanik |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!international/hindus-are-safe-says-bangladesh-hindu-leader-gc-pranmanik-enn24081004910 |access-date=2024-08-12 |work=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref>
== Affiliate organisations ==
* Bangladesh National Hindu Student Grand Alliance
* Bangladesh National Hindu Youth Grand Alliance
* Bangladesh Hindu Women Grand Alliance
* Bangladesh Hindu Volunteer Grand Alliance
== Controversy ==
There are allegations against the organisation of various communal incitements, banners in the Hindi language despite being a Bangladeshi organisation, the use of "Bharat Mata ki Jai" (Long Live Mother India) slogan at the end of speeches, and for creating controversy on the number of martyred Hindu members in the liberation war.<ref>{{Cite news |last=পথিক |first=সত্যান্বেষী |date=13 November 2016 |script-title=bn:হিন্দু মহাজোটকে নিয়ে সতর্ক থাকতে হবে |url=https://www.dhakatimes24.com/2016/11/13/7373/ |access-date=4 June 2021 |work=Dhaka Times 24}}</ref> Currently, according to Hindu Inheritance Law, if someone has a son, then the daughter does not inherit his property. But if there is no son, then the daughters who have sons get the share of the deceased person's property. The BJHM calls the Foundation for Humanity, an organisation which aims to change this law, "anti-Hindu religion and anti-sociality."<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:খসড়া হিন্দু আইনে সম্পত্তিতে সমান অধিকার পাবে নারী-পুরুষ |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/669758/‘খসড়া-হিন্দু-আইনে-সম্পত্তিতে-সমান-অধিকার-পাবে |access-date=19 June 2021 |work=Bangla Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628191418/https://www.banglatribune.com/669758/%E2%80%98%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87 |archive-date=2021-06-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 2021 |script-title=bn:সম্পত্তিতে নারীর অধিকারের বিপক্ষে জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোট |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2021-08-22/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=Somoy News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=27 May 2023 |script-title=bn:পারিবারিক আইন সংস্কার না করার দাবি হিন্দু মহাজোটের |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/last-page/679131/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0 |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=Jugantor}}</ref>
Apart from these, there are allegations against the BJHM of running a propaganda campaign against [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] editor [[Mahfuz Anam]] and the "Hindu Law Enforcement Initiative" organisation.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:হিন্দু মহাজোট ভুল তথ্য দেওয়ায় হিন্দু আইন প্রণয়নে নাগরিক উদ্যোগের প্রতিবাদ |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A5%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-253236? |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=The Daily Star}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় হিন্দু মহাজোটের সংবাদ সম্মেলনে ভুল তথ্যের প্রতিবাদ |url=https://www.banglatribune.com/697529/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825212635/https://www.banglatribune.com/697529/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2 |archive-date=25 August 2021 |access-date=26 August 2021 |work=Bangla Tribune}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Hindu organisations based in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 2006]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in Bangladesh]]