Saif Hasnat reported from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Al Hasan later apologized and declared himself a “proud Muslim.” Last November, a star cricket player, Shakib Al Hasan, received a death threat from religious extremists after he visited a Hindu temple in Kolkata, India, and participated in a ceremony. In 2012, a dozen Buddhist temples and monasteries were destroyed by Muslim mobs in Cox’s Bazar, on the southeast coast of the country, after a rumor circulated that a Buddhist had insulted the Quran in a Facebook post. Hasina’s party only dropped the nomination of two candidates accused of involvement in the violence after public pressure. From national coverage and issues to local headlines and stories across the country, the Star is your home for Canadian news and perspectives. Hasina’s ruling party - tried using the attacks as a springboard for their political careers. Many people accused of involvement in the communal violence - including some with affiliations to Ms. It is a lunisolar calendar with many regional variations. Hundreds of homes belonging to Hindus were burned down. Get The Hindu Editorial Analysis on daily basis, Get simplified version of The Hindu Newspaper, Daily Current Affairs News Analysis is available for IAS or. The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga, is an ancient time reckoning system used for, among other things, determining the dates of Hindu festivals. Medical exams, AIIMS exams schools exams ,by taking there paper leaks. Paramilitary forces were deployed to more than 35 districts to curb the spread of violence on Friday, the last day of a major Hindu festival, the Durga Puja, said Shariful Islam, a spokesman for the forces.Īs an example, Asif Nazrul, a professor of law at the University of Dhaka, pointed to the last wave of communal violence that targeted the Hindu minority in 2016, in Nasirnagar, which was sparked by a fake Facebook post alleging an insult to Islam by a Hindu. ( These all bomb blasts terrorist activities done by Hindu terrorists groups. The worst of the violence convulsed Chandpur district, south of Dhaka, where police clashed with an angry mob trying to attack a Hindu temple.Ĭlashes and protests were reported in at least 10 of the country’s 64 districts, according to local media reports. Authorities shut down mobile internet access in Dhaka for much of the day. DHAKA, Bangladesh - Paramilitary forces spread through much of Bangladesh on Friday to help curb the worst communal violence in years targeting members of the Hindu minority as they celebrated their largest annual religious festival.Īt least four people have been confirmed to have died and more than 100 others wounded since Wednesday as violence expanded across the country following allegations that a copy of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, was disrespected in a temple in Cumilla, a district southeast of the capital, Dhaka.