Eight idols in three Hindu temples in Bangladesh have been vandalized earlier this week, PTI reported, citing native media. Miscreants wrecked temples in Mymensingh and Dinajpur over two days. The incident comes amid a diplomatic row between India and Bangladesh over elevated atrocities on minorities within the nation. Earlier, Overseas Secretary Vikram Misri flagged regrettable incidents of assaults on minorities and conveyed India’s considerations, in a gathering with nation’s management in Dhaka.
These are the newest in a collection of incidents in opposition to the minority Hindu group in Bangladesh. To date, the authorities have arrested one particular person in reference to the alleged vandalism at one of many temples, PTI cited The Every day Star newspaper’s report.
Two idols at Bonderpara Temple in Haluaghat’s Shakuai union have been ransacked early Friday, stated Abul Khayer, OC of Haluaghat Police Station, citing locals and temple sources. No case has been filed, and no arrests have been made thus far, he claimed.
An idol at Polashkanda Kali Temple in Beeldora union, Haluaghat, was vandalized early Thursday. Police arrested a 27-year-old man from Polashkanda village on Friday.
The accused, Alal Uddin, confessed throughout interrogation, stated the OC. He was despatched to jail after being introduced in a Mymensingh court docket this afternoon.
Bangladesh reported 88 incidents of communal violence in opposition to minorities, principally Hindus, final week following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster.
On November 29, three Hindu temples in Chattogram have been vandalized by a mob shouting slogans. The town has seen unrest since a former ISKCON member and Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das confronted sedition prices.
India-Bangladesh relations worsened after Muhammad Yunus’s interim authorities took over on August 5, following Sheikh Hasina’s departure amid student-led protests.
Tensions escalated additional with continued assaults on Hindus and the current arrest of Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former ISKCON member and spokesperson for a Hindu rights group.
(With PTI inputs)
