The Hindu minority of Bangladesh, historically rooted in the region for millennia, today faces deep and multifaceted marginalization despite the nation’s constitutional commitment to secularism and equal citizenship. Constituting nearly 8% of the population, Bangladesh’s Hindu communities have been subject to structural discrimination, periodic violence, political invisibility, and legal dispossession, leading to their steady demographic decline and civic erasure (Datta, 2022; Islam & Kabir, 2021). Although Bangladesh emerged in 1971 with a vision of inclusive nationalism, subsequent constitutional amendments, political volatility, and religious majoritarianism have eroded protections for non-Muslim citizens, particularly Hindus, who are often portrayed as politically expendable or culturally alien (Riaz, 2004; Sarkar, 2012).