Bangladesh: Violence towards Hindus continues, temple desecrated, crude bombs hurled in Feni district

Amidst the continuing violence towards the Hindu group in Bangladesh over false allegations of blasphemy, radical Islamists attacked Hindus within the Feni district within the Chittagong Division of the nation, reported Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council (BHUC).
In a tweet on Saturday (October 16) night time, BHUC acknowledged, “After Noakhali, this time in Feni. The situation in Feni is very tense, three-way clashes – temple attacks, many injured.”
After Noakhali, this time in Feni. The scenario in Feni may be very tense, three-way clashes – temple assaults, many injured. https://t.co/2XY10bBKi9— Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council (@UnityCouncilBD) October 16, 2021
Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council had additionally shared a 14-second video clip whereby radical Islamists may very well be seen creating mayhem on the streets. Equipped with lathis, the frenzied mob gathered in massive numbers after which attacked Hindu temples in unison within the Feni district.
Hindu temples in Feni are beneath assault. pic.twitter.com/6SLd7iRgLh— Bangladesh Hindu Unity Council (@UnityCouncilBD) October 16, 2021
Radical Islamists unleash terror in Feni distrct
BDNews24 reported that the novel Islamists had attacked the Hindu group in Feni district after the latter had taken out demonstrations towards the vandalism of Durga pandals and Hindu idols in Chandpur, Cumilla and Noakhali districts within the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. During the assault orchestrated between 4:30 pm and 11:30 pm on Saturday (October 16), everal temples had been looted and vandalised.
Reportedly, the President of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Shukdeb Nath Tapan, was attacked by the identical Islamist mob close to the Joykali temple. The Hindu group was making ready to steer a march from the stated temple to the outdated Dhaka-Chattogram Highway’s Trunk Road. Islamists, who had gathered close to Trunk Road Bara Masjid attacked the Hindus with sticks and brickbats. In a bid to regulate the legislation and order scenario, the cops deployed a big staff within the Feni city. They resorted to firing tear fuel shells to disperse the unruly mob.

According to Officer-in-Charge (Feni Model Police Station) Nizam Uddin, greater than 40 folks had been injured throughout the clashes. They had been then rushed to the Feni General Hospital. According to Shukdeb, the district administration took time in sending in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGF)and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The attackers torched a passenger automobile at Kalipal, hurled crude bombs, vandalised a hearth truck and attacked Hindu temples resembling JoyKali, Jagannathbari, Kalibari Temple and Gaziganj Ashram.
As per eyewitnesses, the coed wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami named Chhatra named Islami Chhatra Shibir was among the many perpetrators. Local activists of the Awami League and its pupil wing Bangladesh Chhatra League tried to withstand the attackers. “We’ve got reports about vandalism of shops. We are working on it,” acknowledged Inspector Monir Hossain (Feni Model Police Station)
Violence in Bangladesh towards Hindus beneath the garb of blasphemy
Brutal assaults, vandalism, looting, and arson had returned to hang-out Hindus in Bangladesh’s Noakhali district, as near 150 households had been reportedly attacked and a minimum of three killed in a violent conflict on Wednesday (October 13). A day later, a frenzied mob of radical Islamists attacked the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple within the Noakhali district within the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh unit of ISKCON lamented that the sculpture of its founder, AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, was burnt down throughout the arson assault on the temple.
The violence and vandalism occurred after a Facebook hearsay claiming ‘insult to Quran’ at a Durga Puja pandal went viral. Videos emerged on social media the place a mob of enraged Muslims had been seen pelting stones and vandalising makeshift Durga Puja pandals and attacking Hindu households in Bangladesh’s Chandpur space. A social media consumer from Bangladesh acknowledged that the Islamic mob was calling for the burning of a neighborhood ISKCON temple. Bangladeshi social media customers had acknowledged that beneath the guise of assaults, rampant loot and molestation of ladies have additionally taken place. 2 individuals have been discovered lifeless within the Chandpur space.
Following the incident, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered the criminals, behind spreading communal assaults and propaganda, to be recognized and punished for instance. Meanwhile, again in New Delhi, the exterior affairs ministry stated that it was in contact with the excessive fee officers and famous the strict motion be taken by the Bangladesh authorities. Since the incident, the Bangladesh police have revamped 100 arrests and the probe continues to be underway.