Hindu homes attacked in Bangladesh over rumours about alleged Facebook post slandering Islam

Dhaka, November 2 

The homes of a number of Hindu households have been vandalised and burned by some radical Islamists in Bangladesh’s Comilla district over rumours about an alleged Facebook put up slandering Islam, in line with a media report on Monday. 

The households have been vandalised and later set on fireplace on Sunday after a Bangladeshi man, who lives in France, allegedly praised President Emmanuel Macron for taking steps in opposition to “inhumane ideologies” after a trainer in Paris was decapitated for exhibiting caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, bdnews24.com reported.

The headmaster of a kindergarten college in Purbo Dhour welcomed Macron’s motion in a touch upon the put up.

As the rumours concerning the Facebook put up unfold, pressure mounted within the space on Saturday, the report mentioned.

The police arrested two individuals on costs of injuring the non secular sentiments on Sunday, the report quoted Qamruzzaman Talukder, Officer-in-Charge of Bangra Bazar Police Station, as saying.

They embody the headmaster of the kindergarten. The different particular person is a resident of close by Andikot village.

“The situation is under control now,” Md Abul Fazal Mir, deputy commissioner of Cumilla district, informed bdnews24.com after visiting the realm. Syed Nurul Islam, Superintendent of Police, has additionally visited the scene.

The deputy commissioner mentioned the locals carried out arson assaults on properties, together with these of the 2 arrestees.

Asked what measures the authorities have taken in opposition to the attackers, Mir mentioned the administration has swung into motion.

Qamruzzaman mentioned the method to file a case over the assault was underway.

The police will watch movies to determine the attackers, he added.

Demonstrations in opposition to France over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad have been happening in several Muslim-majority international locations for some days.

Bangladeshi authorities have deployed 4 platoons of police in Kurbanpur and Andikot villages to maintain the scenario below management.

The police launched a case below the Digital Security Act in opposition to the headmaster and the opposite arrestee.

A court docket denied bail and despatched them to jail pending trial when the police produced them earlier than it late on Sunday afternoon. PTI