Bangladesh: Hindu temple vandalised, idols desecrated

Bangladesh: Hindu temple vandalised, idols desecrated

Bangladesh Hindu temple

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The attack comes weeks after 15 temples were desecrated by a mob in reaction to a blasphemous photo put up by a Hindu man on Facebook

A Hindu templewas vandalised and three idols of deities were found desecrated in Bangladesh on Sunday.

The attack comes barely a month after over a dozen temples were attacked following a blasphemous Facebook post put up by a Hindu man.

The remnants of broken idols of Hindu godShiva and goddess Kali were found lying about 600 metres from the temple in Bangladesh's northern Netrokona area, Bangladeshi newspaper Dhaka Tribune reported.

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Police have found that the door of the temple was not locked at night. They have launched a manhunt,saidofficer-in-chargeShahnur-e-Alam.

"We are treating the case with priority. A group with vested interests may have carried out the crime to disrupt communal harmony,"Netrokona Superintendent of Police Joydeb Chowdhury said.

Meanwhile, Badal Ghosh, secretary of the temple committee, demanded immediate arrest of the attackers.

In the last week of October, there were attacks on around 15 temples and 20 houses belonging to Hindus in Brahmanbaria area after a fisherman put up a Facebook post mocking one of Islam's holiest sites -- the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

The fisherman had put an edited photo of aHindu deity inside the Kaaba.

Bangladesh police had arrested a cuber cafe owner for organising the attacks.

(With inputs from PTI)