Bangladesh's Border Guards try to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple in Assam claiming it would offend Bangladeshi Muslims

Even as Hindu minorities in Bangladesh face the wrath of the Islamists, Hindus living in India also recently witnessed the Islamic supremacism currently gripping the neighbouring country. In a highly outrageous incident that violates international laws, a few personnel from Border Guard Bangladesh sneaked into India to stop the renovation of a Hindu temple, claiming that the sight of the temple would offend Bangladesh’s Muslims and touch off violence there. The BGB personnel also threatened to open fire from across the border if they saw the work resuming, stating that the temple’s visibility from across the river was offensive to their country’s Muslims and seeing a temple after namaz or from a mosque is “haram” as per Islam. Nevertheless, this action violated international laws and established border protocols, which mandate that the BGB must notify and obtain permission from the Border Security Force before entering Indian territory. The BGB team’s intrusion in India not only underscores the grave violation of international laws but the reasoning offered by them—the sight of the temple would be offensive to Muslims in Bangladesh—demonstrates the extent of radicalisation that has crept into the border forces of the neighbouring country and the sense of entitlement they feel to snuck into India armed and threaten Indians with dire consequences for being involved in activities on their territory.