Pakistan-backed Jamaat behind assaults on Durga Puja pandals in Bangladesh: Sources

India is in contact with Bangladesh over assaults on Durga pujo pandals allegedly carried out outlawed radical group Jamaat-e-Islami.

“We have now seen disturbing studies of untoward incidents involving assaults in spiritual gatherings in Bangladesh. We notice that the Authorities of Bangladesh has reacted promptly to make sure management of the scenario, together with by means of the deployment of legislation enforcement equipment. We additionally perceive that the continuing festive celebrations of Durga Puja proceed in Bangladesh with the assist of Authorities businesses and a big majority of the general public. Our Mission and Posts in Bangladesh are in shut contact with the authorities at Dhaka and at native ranges,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned.

Sources alleged that Pak backed Jamaat have been behind the assaults with a watch on casting shadow over bilateral ties.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday promised robust motion towards these concerned in upsetting communal disturbances by placing the Holy Qu’ran on the ft of a Hindu God in a Durga Puja Pandal at Comilla .

The incident, extensively posted in social media, provoked disturbances throughout the nation . 4 rioters have been killed in police firing at Chandpur after they have been attempting to assault Hindu temples and Puja pandals.

“We’re getting a variety of data and naturally we’ll discover out who’s behind it… Applicable motion will likely be taken towards them, irrespective of which faith they belong to,” she mentioned whereas greetings members of the Hindu group on the event of Durga Puja.

She joined the interplay just about from her Gono Bhaban residence, asking the Hindu leaders to ‘ eliminate the minority mindset and reside as equal residents having fun with full freedom in an impartial Bangladesh.’

“Some folks solely use their mind for evil and have a tendency to spoil issues after they’re going very effectively. They attempt to create issues within the nation at a time when Bangladesh is shifting quick on the trail of improvement,” mentioned Hasina

“Those that can not achieve folks’s belief and haven’t any ideology have a tendency to do that. It’s one in all their weaknesses. If we’re all conscious of this, motion might be taken towards them,” the Bangladesh PM added.

“Bangladesh is a land of communal concord. Right here, folks of all faiths will reside collectively and can apply their very own faith,” the prime minister asserted

Hasina’s interplay with the Hindu group leaders following clashes in a number of locations within the nation demonstrated her efforts to make sure communal concord.

Awami League youth leaders like Shah Ali Farhad, Tonmoy Ahmed rubbished as ‘faux information’ the report of the Qu’ran being positioned on the ft of God Hanuman.

” Fb has emerged out as the most important multiplier for radicals to unfold for the hate messages throughout the nation. No Hindu in our nation is silly sufficient to do one thing like this. Solely mentally deranged individuals can consider this,” mentioned Tonmoy Ahmed, AL’s social media coordinator.

” That is clearly a conspiracy to destabilise the nation. The conspirators won’t succeeed,” mentioned Farhad in an identical put up.

The nation’s junior data minister Murad Hassan reminded all Bangladesh was a secular nation and can quickly return to the 1972 Structure .

” The navy dictators tried to undermine Bangladesh’s core preferrred of secularism by declaring Islam as state faith. We’ll quickly return to the 1972 secular structure that founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave to Bangladesh after independence,” Murad mentioned in a video put up

Incidents of assaults on Durga Puja pandals and idols have been reported from Bangladesh, prompting the Hasina authorities to deploy paramilitary pressure in 22 districts. In addition to, 4 folks have been killed and lots of others injured in riots.

Based on studies, there have been violent assaults on pandals in Noakhali, Chandpur, Cox’s Bazaar, areas round Chattogram, Chapainawabganj, Pabna, Moulvibazara and Kurigram in Bangladesh.

Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) troops have been deployed in 22 districts throughout the nation to cease the unfold of violence.

The elite anti-crime Speedy Motion Battalion (RAB) and the armed police have been additionally ordered to be on guard with the BGB in 22 of the 64 administrative districts and elsewhere to include any violence.

Reportedly, the police have thus far detained 43 folks in reference to the violence.

Ruling Awami League common secretary and highway transport minister Obaidul Qader mentioned that “fanatic components” staged assaults on Hindu temples at 10 to 12 locations with a political motive.

“However our authorities led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won’t allow them to proceed with their evil design,” he instructed reporters visiting a Puja pavilion on the Ramkrishna Mission in Dhaka.

He cautioned folks towards spreading rumours to sever the interfaith concord within the nation, including that Hasina has ordered stringent actions towards the communal components.

“We’ll stay alert,” the minister added.

In addition to, the spiritual affairs ministry has issued an emergency discover, urging members of the general public to not take the legislation into their arms because it reiterated calls to keep up communal concord and peace.

Hindu group is the most important minority in Bangladesh’s 169 million inhabitants.