20131030 Bangladesh Temple set on fire
Bangladesh Oct 29 2013 “Other”
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Temple set on fire
Updated: 2013-10-31
Unknown criminals set this Durga temple afire in Kakina Rajbari area under Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district early yesterday. Photo: Star
Unidentified criminals set fire to a Durga temple in Kakina Rajbari area under Kaliganj upazila early yesterday.
Some locals saw the temple on fire at around 4:00am, rushed to the spot and extinguished the blaze. A portion of the temple was gutted in the fire.
Hearing the news, Kaliganj Upazila Parishad Chairman Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Golam Rabbi and police visited the spot in the morning. They assured the local Hindus of taking action against the culprits involved.
Temple Committee President Ranjit Kumar Mohanta alleged that a local gang has been trying to grab the temple land for long and they might be involved in setting the temple afire.
The same gang vandalised the temple three years ago, but no action was taken against the gang members, he added.
In Naogaon, criminals damaged four idols of goddess Kali at a Hindu temple in Nuchnahar village of Porsha upazila early Tuesday, reports UNB.
Nuchnahar Kalipuja Udjapon Committee president Sree Supath Mali and general secretary Swapon Mali said local Hindu community members had long been observing puja separately after being divided into two groups over certain issues.
Recently, their conflict turned for worse and the local Hindu leaders formed a 6-member committee to observe puja taking three members from each side on Monday.
Later in broad daylight, some unidentified criminals damaged four Kali idols of ‘Moha-Smashan Kali Temple’ in the village, which were made for observing Saturday’s Kali puja, added the leaders.
However, both the groups blamed each other for the vandalism and alleged that police and any official of the local administration were yet to visit the spot.
Websource:The Daily Star
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