130308 Bangladesh Shops of Hindus set on fire, theft at temple
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Shops of Hindus set on fire, theft at temple
Updated: 2013-03-11
Unidentified criminals set three shops belonging to Hindus on fire at Bangla Bazar in Baralekha upazila of the district on Friday night.
Two nearby temples were spared as the fire fighting units brought the blaze under control in an hour of frantic efforts.
Protesting the incident, locals put up a road barricade in the morning.
On information, local lawmaker Shahab Uddin, upazila chairman and upazila nirbahi officer visited the spot.
Officer in-charge (OC) of Baralekha police station Kamrul Hasan said that a primary investigation found that the shops were set on fire likely with the help of petrol.
Chairman Sunam Uddin Sunai of local union parishad and the owners of the damaged shops alleged that the attack was a part of Jamaat-Shibir campaign against the Hindus across the country.
Upazila Jamaat chief Azir Uddin Master however refuted the allegation.
In Jhenidah, ornaments, utensils and other valuables were stolen from the Kali Mandir (a Hindu temple) at Mahishakundu Swashan (crematory) in Sadar upazila yesterday morning, reports our correspondent.
Temple maintenance committee secretary Ashok Kumar Dey said, a gang broke the lock of iron gate of the temple the in early hours yesterday.
They stole gold ornaments from the statue of the Goddess Kali and took away valuable utensils and lamps worth Tk one lakh, he said.
The committee filed a general diary with the local police station in this connection.
Web Source: The Daily Star
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Date: 11 March, 2013
Country: Bangladesh