The first demonstration against the visit of
Narendra Modi was held on 19 March 2021, and they have continued since. Bangladesh Police, as well as ruling party-backed organisations
Bangladesh Chhatra League,
Jubo League, and
Bangladesh Awami Swechasebak League, swooped on the protesters, triggering violence and retaliation from the protesters. • Around 200 students affiliated with the progressive students' alliance rallied inside the
University of Dhaka and asked Modi not to come.
23 March •
Bangladesh Chhatra League members snatched the effigy of
Narendra Modi from the activists of the Students' Federation of Bangladesh when they tried to burn it, and then fled the scene. • Activists of the progressive students' alliance were attacked in front of the Dhaka University's Teacher-Student Centre when they tried to burn the effigy of
Narendra Modi and
Bangladesh Chhatra League members snatched it away once again. A clash erupted when they fought back against the members of the Chhatra League led by Atanu Barman and Ahesun Dhrubo. Around 20 students from the student group, including female activists, were beaten by
BCL members. • Journalists who were covering the attack on the anti-Modi protesters were brutally attacked by
BCL-backed individuals.
26 March • Muslims gathered after the Friday prayer at the Baitul Mukarram mosque at noon and chanted slogans against
Narendra Modi. Armed cadres of
BCL and Jubo League, who took position around the place before the prayer, backed by Police, attacked the protesters inside the compound of the mosque, triggering a violent chase and counter-chase. Police started shooting rubber bullets targeting the protesters. Many protesters were beaten and some received bullet injuries. At least 148 people received treatment in a Dhaka hospital after the attack. • The attack in Baitul Mukarram infuriated students at Hathazari of Chittagong, a stronghold of Islamist students. Students came out in the street to protest the attack on their fellows. The demonstration was obstructed by Police while passing the Hathazari Police Station. Angry protesters started attacking police stations and public property, prompting police to open fire. Four protesters died in the process. • One youth protester died in Brahmanbaria when Islamist
Hefazat activists attacked the railway station and other adjacent government buildings in protest of the attack on Muslims in Baitul Mukarram.
27 March • Four villagers of Brahmanbaria were shot dead by local police and BGB personnel in Brahmanbaria when they attempted to block the highway in protest of the death of
Hefazat activists. • Armed cadres of
Awami League and Chhatra League attacked a madrasa at Brahmanbaria, killing a student inside. • More than 26 policemen were injured during an attack by protesters at Aruail police camp. According to the police and locals, several thousand madrasa students accompanied by locals attacked the camp.
28 March • During the hartal called by Hefazat supporters on Sunday in protest against the killings of its protesters by police firing, Hefazat activists brought out processions in the capital's Lalbagh, Paltan, Baitul Mukarram, Mohammadpur, Basila, Sat Masjid, and Jatrabari areas in the morning. • Hartal supporters attacked trains and government offices. "Brahmanbaria is burning", a journalist in Brahmanbaria town told Reuters by phone. Hefazat activists burned the music school and museum of Ustad
Alauddin Khan. They attacked the biggest Hindu temple in Brahmanbaria district during Dol Purnima puja. • Hefazat activists vandalized the Muktijoddha Complex Bhaban, Public Library, and Land Office in Brahmanbaria. Brahmanbaria municipality was forced to stop providing all services to residents as a result of the violence. • Two activists of Hefazat died after a clash with police in Brahmanbaria. • Hindu temples were also attacked according to media reports.
29 March • The situation was said to have calmed down as daily life resumed by 7:25 pm local time. Facebook and Messenger, which were taken down during the protests, resumed operation from that time. ==Deaths==