Bangladesh: Awami League says ‘armed BNP goon’ attacked Hindu man, temples
DHAKA: The Awami League on Thursday slammed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for launching a violent assault on a Hindu community member and threatening the other members of the minority community with "eviction if they didn't leave" Bangladesh.
BNP leader Shahidul Islam and "his armed goons" launched a violent assault on the home of Bijoy Chandra Roy, a member of the Hindu community, according to the Awami League, who also slammed the continued persecution of the Hindus in Bangladesh since the Yunus administration took over.
The violent incident reportedly unfolded on Saturday afternoon in the Dholarhat Union, Ruhia Thana, Thakurgaon District of the South Asian nation.
Condemning the "horrifying act" on X, the party stated, "They demolished the Mansa temple, smashed two sacred idols, vandalized homes, set fires, and threatened Hindus with eviction if they didn't leave the country."
Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's party also questioned whether "violence, intimidation and ethnic cleansing" is the BNP's idea of "democracy."
The Awami League, along with several human rights organizations, have repeatedly been slamming Bangladeshi interim government's Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus over the increasing cases of atrocities against the minorities in the South Asian nation since the ouster of Hasina.
The party has also condemned another incident of ongoing "inhuman persecution" of the Hindu community and devastation of their places of worship.
"Attacks on homes of religious minorities, looting, arson, and indiscriminate killings continue unabated -- acts that amount to genocide. While these atrocities were previously carried out under the protection of this illegitimate, fascist Yunus regime, it is now the regime itself that is launching attacks on the Hindu community," read a recent statement issued by the Awami League. (IANS)
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