Our Correspondent :
In a fresh attack, unidentified miscreants set six dwelling structures of the Hindu community on fire in the trouble-hit Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on early Friday, intensifying religious tension there.
The incident took place four days after miscreants ransacked 15 temples and the homes of more than 100 families of the Hindu community in the upazila.
Quoting locals, our Brahmanbaria correspondent said, miscreants set fire to the cowshed of Phul Kishore Sarkar, three kitchen rooms of Mrinal Kanti Sarkar and Amar Deb, an abandoned house of Santu Kabiraj and a house of Sagar Das in the neighbouring villages of Jaynagar Pashchimpara, Banikpara and Hashpatalpara in Nasirnagar upazila.
The incidents took place at around 4 am. No one was injured in the incidents.
On information, Nasirnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed and local leaders of Awami League visited the spot in the morning.
“Miscreants set fire on my cowshed and kitchen making my family frightened. My family is feeling insecure due to current situation and we never face such a situation in all our life,” said Phul Kishore Sarkar.
After visiting the spot, Nasirnagar UNO Chowdhury Md Moazzem Hossain told the media that some six dwelling structures have been burned down in the latest attack. I have informed the authorities about the incident. We will take the next steps as per their direction,” the UNO said.
While visiting the scene, Deputy Commissioner of Brahmanbaria Rezaul Rehman said, “I will have to talk to the local public representatives
and decide the steps that need to be taken regarding the matter.
Meanwhile, police have identified around 50 people from videos captured during the anti-Hindu attacks in Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria police’s Additional SP Iqbal Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune on Friday afternoon that police had collected as many videos of the attack as possible and scrutinised them.
“We have identified around 50 people from the videos and we will soon go into action against them,” he said.
The National Human Rights Commission’s fact-finding committee has also named several men saying they are influential locally and were behind the attack.
Besides, ruling Awami League (AL) suspends three local leaders of Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria for their alleged involvement with the October 30 communal attack on the local Hindu minorities.
The leaders are: Abul Hashem, chairman of Nasirnagar upazila sadar union, Faruq Mia, president of AL Haripur Union, and Suruj Mia, president of AL Chaportola Union unit, confirms local MP Obaidul Muqtadir.
On October 30, several hundred people had attacked and ransacked at least 15 Hindu temples and over 20 households in Nasirnagar under Brahmanbaria’s district after a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam sparked massive outrage in the Muslim-majority nation.
Brahmanbaria’s police superintend Mizanur Rahman had said that police had arrested nine people who seemed to be directly linked to the attacks as temple authorities filed two separate cases.
A Hindu youth who allegedly posted the ‘blasphemous’ content on his Facebok account sparking the outrage was also arrested over causing the unrest. However, media reports later suggested that unidentified miscreants had hacked his account and had uploaded the controversial post.
Several priests of the temples suffered injuries in the attacks during the raids and were taken to hospitals for treatment. According to media reports, a little known outfit called Touhidi Janata had called a protest rally on Sunday using megaphones over the Facebook post and the rampage on Hindus was carried out after that rally.
In a fresh attack, unidentified miscreants set six dwelling structures of the Hindu community on fire in the trouble-hit Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on early Friday, intensifying religious tension there.
The incident took place four days after miscreants ransacked 15 temples and the homes of more than 100 families of the Hindu community in the upazila.
Quoting locals, our Brahmanbaria correspondent said, miscreants set fire to the cowshed of Phul Kishore Sarkar, three kitchen rooms of Mrinal Kanti Sarkar and Amar Deb, an abandoned house of Santu Kabiraj and a house of Sagar Das in the neighbouring villages of Jaynagar Pashchimpara, Banikpara and Hashpatalpara in Nasirnagar upazila.
The incidents took place at around 4 am. No one was injured in the incidents.
On information, Nasirnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Chowdhury Moazzem Ahmed and local leaders of Awami League visited the spot in the morning.
“Miscreants set fire on my cowshed and kitchen making my family frightened. My family is feeling insecure due to current situation and we never face such a situation in all our life,” said Phul Kishore Sarkar.
After visiting the spot, Nasirnagar UNO Chowdhury Md Moazzem Hossain told the media that some six dwelling structures have been burned down in the latest attack. I have informed the authorities about the incident. We will take the next steps as per their direction,” the UNO said.
While visiting the scene, Deputy Commissioner of Brahmanbaria Rezaul Rehman said, “I will have to talk to the local public representatives
and decide the steps that need to be taken regarding the matter.
Meanwhile, police have identified around 50 people from videos captured during the anti-Hindu attacks in Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria police’s Additional SP Iqbal Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune on Friday afternoon that police had collected as many videos of the attack as possible and scrutinised them.
“We have identified around 50 people from the videos and we will soon go into action against them,” he said.
The National Human Rights Commission’s fact-finding committee has also named several men saying they are influential locally and were behind the attack.
Besides, ruling Awami League (AL) suspends three local leaders of Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria for their alleged involvement with the October 30 communal attack on the local Hindu minorities.
The leaders are: Abul Hashem, chairman of Nasirnagar upazila sadar union, Faruq Mia, president of AL Haripur Union, and Suruj Mia, president of AL Chaportola Union unit, confirms local MP Obaidul Muqtadir.
On October 30, several hundred people had attacked and ransacked at least 15 Hindu temples and over 20 households in Nasirnagar under Brahmanbaria’s district after a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam sparked massive outrage in the Muslim-majority nation.
Brahmanbaria’s police superintend Mizanur Rahman had said that police had arrested nine people who seemed to be directly linked to the attacks as temple authorities filed two separate cases.
A Hindu youth who allegedly posted the ‘blasphemous’ content on his Facebok account sparking the outrage was also arrested over causing the unrest. However, media reports later suggested that unidentified miscreants had hacked his account and had uploaded the controversial post.
Several priests of the temples suffered injuries in the attacks during the raids and were taken to hospitals for treatment. According to media reports, a little known outfit called Touhidi Janata had called a protest rally on Sunday using megaphones over the Facebook post and the rampage on Hindus was carried out after that rally.
