Request for revocation of Dr. Muhammad Yunus’ Nobel Peace Prize

January 6, 2026 HCUK Articles 0

1.  Introduction

This letter is respectfully made to the Norwegian Nobel Committee to review the procedures for removal of Nobel Prize of Dr Mohammed Yunus for his role in attacks on the minorities under his despotic rule in Bangladesh

2.  Factual Basis

Multiple independent and credible sources, including:

  • Primary Bangladeshi newspapers (Prothom Alo, The Daily Star),
  • Human-rights monitoring bodies (Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad),
  • International analytical organizations (South Asia Terrorism Portal),
  • Official law-enforcement statements (Rapid Action Battalion, Bangladesh), have documented:
  1. Named killings of Hindu individuals, including:
    • Mrinal Kanti Chatterjee (Bagerhat, August 2024),
    • Swapan Kumar Biswas (Khulna, August 2024),
    • Dipu Chandra Das (Mymensingh, December 2025).
  1. Aggregate data indicating dozens of murders occurring during episodes of minority- targeted communal violence, particularly during periods of political transition and administrative instability.
  2. A systemic absence of religion-disaggregated crime data, which materially impairs transparency, accountability, and effective remedial action.
  3. Almost daily attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh as per the report link

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/bangladeshi-hindu-minority-fearful-after-lynching-of-worker/106192790?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other

Since this report daily attacks killing Hindus have continued to date and the Yunus Government is doing nothing at all. An NDTV journalist reported yesterday that on the heinous burning attack of Dipu Chandra Das the authorities have not even filed an FIR, First Incident Report – several videos are circulating for your search and verification.

3.  Legal and Normative Framework

 Bangladesh is a State Party to multiple international instruments, including:

  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
    • Article 6 (Right to Life)
    • Article 18 (Freedom of Religion)
  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
    • Articles 3 and 18
  • UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (1992)

Under these instruments, the State bears a positive obligation to:

  • Prevent foreseeable harm to vulnerable groups,
  • Protect minorities from mob violence and vigilantism,
  • Investigate, prosecute, and punish perpetrators

4.  Responsibility of Office and Moral Accountability

While this submission does not allege personal criminal culpability, it raises concerns regarding institutional responsibility and moral accountability.

As Chief Advisor of the Interim Government:

  • Muhammad Yunus exercised ultimate executive oversight during a period marked by documented minority-targeted violence.
  • The absence of visible, effective, and timely protective measures raises questions about due diligence, administrative vigilance, and public moral leadership.

The Nobel Peace Prize, by its nature, represents not merely past achievement but an enduring commitment to peace, non-violence, and the protection of human dignity. When a laureate occupies a position of state authority, international scrutiny of conduct and outcomes is both legitimate and necessary.

5.  Purpose of  Our Request

This submission is made without prejudice, and solely for the purpose of:

  • Upholding the credibility, moral authority, and integrity of the Nobel Peace Prize;
  • Seeking clarification on whether the Committee considers the documented situation consistent with the values the Prize represents;
  • Encouraging transparency, accountability, and preventive action to avert further harm to vulnerable minorities.

6.  Requests to the Norwegian Nobel Committee

The Hindu Council UK representing the British Hindus including the Bangladeshi Hindu Diaspora respectfully requests that the Committee:

  1. Take cognizance of the documented situation concerning religious minorities in Bangladesh;
  2. Formally review the circumstances in light of the responsibilities borne by a Nobel Peace Prize laureate holding executive authority;
  3. Issue a public statement, if deemed appropriate, reaffirming the ethical obligations associated with the Prize, particularly concerning the protection of vulnerable populations;
  4. Encourage adherence to international human-rights norms without entering into domestic political adjudication.

Our request is guided by the principle that moral honours of global significance must be accompanied by continued adherence to their foundational values.

The protection of life, dignity, and religious freedom lies at the heart of peace. Due to the seriousness of the matter please allow this to be an open letter for the purposes of public debate for resolutions to protect humanity.

Yours sincerely

Krishna Bhan
Chair
Hindu Council UK – a UK Hindu faith umbrella body representing one million British Hindus along with the UK Temples of all denominations; estd. 1994.

Addressed to: Mr Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chairman, The Norwegian Nobel Committee Henrik Ibsens gate 51, 0255 Oslo, Norway. jorgen@norskpen.no, postmaster@nobelpeaceprize.org

Cc. British MP’s and British Hindus and the Hindu Temples in UK and other faith leaders

NOTE: Bangladesh Hindu Association has organised a protest at the Westminster Parliament on 21 January 2026, please all are requested to attend: