29 Hindu Homes Set On Fire In Bangladesh Days After Puja Violence: Report
NDTV
The arson attack happened late on Sunday at a village about 255 km from capital city Dhaka, the report said.
At least 29 homes of Hindus in Bangladesh have been set on fire over an alleged blasphemous social media post amid protests by the minority community against incidents of temple vandalism during the Durga Puja last week, media reports said today.
The arson attack happened late on Sunday at a village about 255 km from capital city Dhaka, the bdnews24.com reported.
The police rushed to a colony of fishermen as tension mounted over a rumour that a young Hindu man from the village had "dishonoured religion" in a Facebook post, the report quoted district's superintendent of police Mohammad Qamruzzaman as saying.
As the police stood guard around the man's home, the attackers set fire to other homes nearby, the report said.
