பங்களாதேஷில் முஸ்லீம்கள் வெறியாட்டம் - இந்துக்கோவில் இடிப்பு, இந்துக்களின் வீடுகள் தீக்கிறை, இந்துக்கள் பலர் பலி

பங்களாதேஷில் முஸ்லீம்கள் வெறியாட்டம் - இந்துக்கோவில் இடிக்கப்பட்டபின்னர் முஸ்லீம்கள் இந்துக்களின் வீடுகளை தாக்கி பல வீடுகளை தீ வைத்து கொளுத்தியுள்ளனர். பல இந்துக்கள் பலி

Muslims attack Hindus, ransack a temple and destroy four houses
by William Gomes
The incident took place at night on 25 July. Five people were hospitalised because of their injuries. For Annie Halder, a local Catholic human rights activist, the episode highlights the deep sense of insecurity felt by religious minorities living in the largely Muslim country.

Dhaka (AsiaNews) – A group of Muslims attacked four Hindu-owned houses after ransacking a Hindu temple in Narsangdi District, about 50 kilometres from the capital Dhaka. The episode occurred at night on 25 July in a village called Charsindhu.
The armed attackers from the local Muslim community stormed a local Hindu place of worship. Local Hindus came running to protect their temple but were beaten up instead. Eventually the attackers turned against the houses of some of the Hindus. Five people were eventually hospitalised

Local police moved in quickly and arrested those responsible for the violence.

Annie Halder, a local Catholic human rights activist, told AsiaNews that the episode in Charsindhu is indicative of the deep sense of insecurity that pervades the lives of religious minorities in this predominantly Muslim country.

Attacks by Muslim groups against Hindu and Christian families are frequent, especially in the villages. In many cases the culprits are not pursued by the law.

Bangladesh is home to about 143 million people, 60 per cent of whom live in rural areas.

Muslims constitute about 85 per cent of the population. More than 16 million are Hindus who are the country’s largest minority.