India concerned about Bangladesh Hindus safety, wellbeing
India expressed ‘grave concern’ about the safety and wellbeing of the the Hindu community people in Bangladesh, Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said in tweets on Sunday.
Miscreants set fire to house of Nasirnagar upazila vice-chairman
Unknown miscreants set fire to the house of Nasirnagar upazila parishad vice-chairman Anjan Kumar Deb, a Hindu by religion, at about 7:00pm on Saturday.
Fresh attacks stoke tension
Tension continued brewing as two more houses of Hindus, including Nasirnagar upazila parishad vice-chairman, were set on fire and local people foiled another attack while police recovered an idol of goddess Lakshmi from a mosque at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria on Saturday.
Nine more arrested over Nasirnagar attacks
Police arrested nine more people at different places of Nasirnagar upazila town in Brahmanbaria early Sunday for their alleged involvement in the attacks on Hindus on October 30.
Police pick up four from BNP central office
Police on Saturday afternoon picked Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s assistant office secretary Taiful Islam Tipu and three others from in front of the party’s central office at Naya Paltan in Dhaka.
Expulsion of leaders prove AL's involvement in attacks on Hindus : BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday alleged that the ruling Awami League was involved in the attacks on Hindus at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria.
Houses set on fire in fresh attacks
Tensions began brewing as five Hindu houses were set on fire in a fresh attack on religious minorities at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria early Friday and Friday evening despite deployment of additional Border Guard Bangladesh, Rapid Action Battalion and police forces after the earlier attacks on October 30.
33 more arrested over Nasirnagar attacks
Police on Saturday said they arrested 33 more people in connection with the attacks on Hindus at Nasirnagar in Brahmanbaria.
B’baria attackers must be brought to book: Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the government is determined to ensure security of the minority community in the country.
Discrimination increases in society: Serajul Islam Chy
Professor emeritus of Dhaka University Serajul Islam Choudhury on Friday said that discrimination continued to increase in the society keeping pace with the development because of non-materialisation of the spirit of liberation war.
