Anti-LGBTQI+ violence is rising in Bangladesh as conservative Islamists gain power, according to human rights organization Justice Makers Bangladesh in France (JMBF). After the fall of the Awami League government in early August and under the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus, Islamist fundamentalist groups have intensified their violent and inhumane acts against sexual minorities, JBMF says. JMBF has learned of a series of disturbing incidents, including an attack on the hijra community in Chak-Andharia in the Sherpur Sadar province on September 4. Armed assailants vandalized homes, looted belongings, and physically assaulted hijra community members, causing them to flee in fear for their lives.