Two men, accused of spreading communal hatred on social media in Bangladesh, have admitted to their crimes, a court said on Monday. The violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh broke out on October 13 during the Durga Puja festivities after an alleged blasphemous post on social media. The two accused men - Shaikat Mandal and his accomplice Rabiul Islam - were accused fanning communal hatred on social media and instigating the violence in Rangpur. They were among the 693 people arrested by the Bangladesh Police in connection with the violence. Dhaka watchers said there is a strong possibility that rabid Islamists belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, who are supporters of the Taliban, would be behind this orchestration of communal violence.

Source: bd News24 October 26, 2021 00:51 UTC