A large number of people assembled outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and demanded protection for Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh where violent protests toppled the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government and created a political vacuum last week.

According to reports and social media posts, a large number of Hindu temples and houses were targeted by radicals ever since Sheikh Hasina's government tumbled down and she fled to India.

HinduACTion, a Washington-based NGO, shared videos and pictures of the protest which occurred outside the UN.

The NGO wrote: "Protests outside the @UN ongoing- calling for saving the Hindus and the minorities in #Bangladesh. Very impressive to see people from all walks of life show up spontaneously on a work day."

The NGO said more protests were held in other parts of New York city in the USA.

The NGO appreciated several US Representatives for speaking in support of the Hindu community members who were targeted in Bangladesh during the recent demonstration.

The group said: "Within the first 100 hours of events unfolding, @CongressmanRaja,@RepMcCormick
@RepShriThanedar,@RepRoKhanna and @RepTomSuozzi have called on the
@WhiteHouse and @StateDept to take responsibility for the security of the Hindus and other religious minorities in #Bangladesh."

Reacting to the attacks on Hindu members in Bangladesh, Republican Congressman Pat Fallon recently posted: "I strongly condemn the ongoing political violence and religious persecution that we are witnessing in Bangladesh. I implore the interim government to act in the shared interest of the Bangladeshi people and put an end to this violence at once. "

"The targeting of Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and any other religious minority is reprehensible. Those who have instigated and participated in these acts of violence must be held responsible," he said.