Bangladesh violence: Over 60 homes of Hindu group torched

As communal violence escalates in Bangladesh, a gaggle of individuals attacked homes of the Hindu group at a village in Rangpur’s Pirganj Upazila over a publish on social media that allegedly dishonoured faith.

A minimum of 20 homes have been utterly burnt in Majhipara’s Jelepolli at Ramnathpur Union within the assault that was carried out late on Sunday.

Based on the native Union Parishad chairman, some 65 homes have been torched in the course of the assault.

“They attacker belonged to the native models of the Jamaat-e-Islami and its scholar wing Islami Chhatra Shibir,” Chairman Md Sadequl Islam informed Dhaka Tribune.

Police mentioned tensions erupted after some folks alleged {that a} Hindu man posted religiously abusive content material on Fb.

“Police reached the spot quickly after tensions mounted and stood guard across the house of the younger man. We might save that home however attackers torched some 15 to twenty close by homes,” Assistant Superintendent of Police Md Kamruzzaman informed Dhaka Tribune.

The Hearth Service that the incident was reported round 9:50 pm. Firefighting models from Pirganj, Mithapukur and Rangpur metropolis rushed to place out the flames. They’re on the scene till 3 am on Monday. There have been no fast studies of casualties.

On Wednesday, communal violence broke out in a number of locations in Bangladesh after information broke on social media in regards to the alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at a Durga Puja venue on the financial institution of Nanuar Dighi.

A number of puja venues have been vandalized within the space of Chandpur, Chittagong, Gazipur, Bandarban, Chapainawabganj and Moulvibazar. The clashes resulted in a number of casualties.

On Friday, one man named Jatan Kumar Saha was killed and 17 others have been injured in an assault in Begumganj Upazila of Bangladesh’s Noakhali district.

Additionally, a mob attacked an ISKCON temple in Bangladesh’s Noakhali district on Friday and based on the group, considered one of its members was killed.