Bangladesh Communal Violence: Another Hindu Temple Vandalised Amid Calls For Hunger Strike
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The violence in Bangladesh had erupted after an alleged blasphemy incident at a Durga Puja pavilion about 100 kms from Dhaka, resulting in five people killed and scores of others injured.
A Hindu temple has been vandalised in Bangladesh in a fresh case of communal unrest amidst days of violence unleashed by unidentified Muslim attackers who went after the minority Hindu community's places of worship during the Durga Puja celebrations over alleged blasphemy, prompting minority groups to announce a countrywide hunger strike, media reports said on Sunday.
Hindu-owned temples and shops in Feni, about 157 kms from the country's capital, have been vandalised and robbed during fresh clashes on Saturday which broke out after an attack on demonstrators who were protesting against the attacks on Durga Puja venues in several places in Bangladesh, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.
The clashes left at least 40 people, including the Officer In-charge Nizamuddin of Feni Model Police Station, injured in the clashes, it said.
On Saturday night, authorities deployed additional police forces and the paramilitary force -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), after several temples and businesses owned by Hindus were vandalised and robbed during clashes that lasted from 4:30 pm (local time) to midnight, the report said.
