AMN /
At least 17 Hindu temples in Bangladesh have been vandalised over reported disrespect shown to Islam on Facebook, triggering panic among the minority community in the Muslim-majority nation.
Over hundred of houses of Hindu communities have also been vandalized and looted. Police and witnesses said fundamentalists conducted the attack from Sunday noon to afternoon.
Temples in Brahmanbarhia district’s Nasirnagar were vandalised on Sunday; besides over 100 houses of Hindus in the area have also been looted.
Six persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in the attack.
Paramilitary Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Nasirnagar and Madhabpur Upazila headquarters along with the Rapid Action Battalion, police and Armed Police Battalion, bdnews24.com reported.
The district’s Deputy Commissioner Rezwanur Rahman and Superintendent of Police Mizanur Rahman inspected the area later in the afternoon.