Dhaka: The motion that began in Bangladesh in opposition to the brand new reservation coverage in authorities jobs has additionally turn out to be a medium of violent assaults throughout the nation. Stories of looting and riots are coming from throughout Bangladesh. These assaults have been particularly on the supporters of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and minorities. The studies printed in Bangladesh newspapers Dhaka Tribune and Day by day Star affirm this. Movies of some temples being set on fireplace are additionally going viral on social media.

Nevertheless, together with this, such movies and information are additionally coming wherein the Muslim neighborhood of Bangladesh is speaking about offering safety to temples and Hindus. In a video viral on social media, Muslim clerics could be seen guarding a Hindu temple in Cumilla. A report printed within the Bangladeshi newspaper Day by day Star on Monday stated that studies of assaults on Hindu minorities have been registered in about 27 districts.

ISKCON temple set on fireplace: An ISKCON temple in Meherpur, positioned in Bangladesh’s Khulna division, and a Kali temple had been vandalised and set on fireplace. ISKCON spokesperson Yudhistir Govinda Das tweeted that our ISKCON centre in Meherpur was burnt down. He wrote that three devotees who lived within the centre one way or the other managed to flee and survive.

Hindu councillor of Rangpur Metropolis Company Hardesh Roy additionally fell sufferer to the violent riots. He was lynched by the mob on Sunday. One other councillor recognized as Kajal Roy additionally fell sufferer to mob violence. Greater than 100 individuals died on Sunday as protesters referred to as for Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and clashed with the police. The lynching of Hardesh Roy was delivered to mild by Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Prime Minister’s Financial Advisory Council. He posted on this regard on X.

The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, in a publish on X, listed 54 assaults on temples, houses and institutions of the Hindu neighborhood. These embrace the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre, which promotes cultural trade between India and Bangladesh.