Citizens’ committee demands justice for attacks on houses of Hindus in Sunamganj

The Nationwide Electorate’ Committee has demanded justice for the assaults on properties of Hindu neighborhood at a village in Sunamganj’s Doarabazar Upazila allegedly over posting defamatory remarks on social media about the Quran.

A delegation of the Electorate’ Committee, including its members lawyer Manjur Al Matin, Pritom Das and Tajnubha Jabin, visited the Manglargaon Village this afternoon (7 December) and talked with locals regarding the assaults.

“Those to blame for the assaults on the properties of Hindus must be prosecuted,” Manjur Al Matin talked about right by right now time’s focus on with.

He went on to bellow, “Such actions are detrimental to national solidarity and the continuing efforts to safeguard it. The perpetrators must be identified and held to blame.”

Manjur also talked about, “It is crucial to be obvious justice for folk who be pleased insulted the Quran. In every other case, makes an strive to incite religious hatred and division will persist. Such actions must no longer be permitted.”

He also notorious, “Local Hindu residents told us that the local imam and others came to the abet of their neighbours, conserving their properties from the mad mob. These acts of interfaith team spirit must be encouraged right by Bangladesh. We must stand united as a nation, regardless of religious variations.”

On Tuesday evening (3 December), an incident of assaults, looting, and vandalism reportedly took impart in Manglargaon village and the upazila sadar market of Doarabazar Upazila, allegedly consistent with a Fb post deemed offensive to non secular sentiments.

Akash Das, 17, a resident of Manglargaon village, turn out to be once arrested by police on suspicion of making the post.

Doarabazar Police Space Officer-in-Fee Zahidul confirmed that preliminary proof suggests the post originated from Akash Das’s Fb myth.

A case has been filed below the Cyber Safety Act.

The arena within the house has now returned to normalcy, with increased security features utilized by the police and defense power, talked about the OC.