Following the August 2024 ousting of Bangladesh’s longtime leader Sheikh Hasina, the country fell into a power vacuum. Amid the ensuing upheaval, some people in this nation of 175 million (91% Muslim, 8% Hindu, and about half of 1% Christian) seized the opportunity to attack religious minorities. “Christopher,” a Catholic in Bangladesh, said there were many such attacks in late 2024. Now in his early 20s, he was still a teenager then. “During that period, my family was afraid for our safety … and my parents kept me at home,” he said.