Attacks on temples during Durga Puja in Bangladesh: 4 killed, 20 injured

(PTI) Dhaka, Dt
Inhumane treatment of Hindus has once again come to the fore in Bangladesh. During the Durga Puja celebrations here, chaotic elements attacked temples at several places, killing three and injuring more than 50 people. To bring the situation under control in the country, the government has had to deploy paramilitary forces in 9 districts. Approximately 100 km from Dhaka. The temples were vandalized after a blasphemy charge in a place called Kamila.
Temples were also vandalized in Hajiganj in Chandpur, Banskhali in Chattorgram and Pekua in Cox's Bazar on Wednesday, according to Bangladesh's news portal bdnews.com. According to the Dhaka tribunal, the situation was spiraling out of control and riots broke out at several pandals of Durga Puja one after another. Three people were killed and more than 50 were injured in the riots.
According to media reports, three people were killed in a clash between Muslim chaotic elements and police at Hajiganj in Chandpur near Kamilla while a fourth died of his injuries. The mob also attacked police and local officials, police said. According to media reports, a mob of more than 200 people attacked him and police opened fire on him. Abaidul Qadir, general secretary of the ruling Awami League and transport minister, said chaotic elements had attacked Hindu temples at 10 to 12 politically motivated places.
As the situation spiraled out of control, anti-terrorism Bangladesh Police Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in six districts of Bangladesh. Lt. Col. Faizur Rahman, BGB's director of operations, said the BGB has been deployed for the security of Durga Puja pandals at the request of the home ministry.
Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami is suspected to be behind the demolition of Durga Puja pandals and temples in southern Bangladesh. According to reports, the attacks were carried out with the intention of defaming the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. Violence erupted in the area on Wednesday after an alleged insult to the Koran.
Jamaat-e-Islami has reportedly sparked the controversy. Jamaat-e-Islami is the same organization that chanted slogans like 'Bangladesh will become Afghanistan' after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. It is in this series that the organization is making the youth radical through such slogans. A Dhaka-based ambassador said the October 16 incident was meant to tarnish the image of the Bangladesh government and force India to respond. Jamaat-e-Islami opposes Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh and promotes fundamentalism.
Those who attacked temples will not be spared: PM Hasina
Dhaka, Ta. 13
Radical elements targeted pandals and temples during the Durga Puja celebrations in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reacted sharply to the attack. He said in a warning tone that anyone involved in the attack would not be released. It doesn't matter what their religion is. Sheikh Hasina attended the event at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in Dhaka via video conference. He said the incident in Comilla district was being investigated. Sheikh Hasina claimed that the attack was carried out by people who have failed to win the trust of the people in the country.